I believe it all began on Sark. Some links below.
Via her former editor when both were at FT Alphaville:
Trouble for The Telegraph https://t.co/BUz6hJhTo2
— Izabella Kaminska (@izakaminska) June 7, 2023
The Guardian may have jumped the gun and might be called back for a false start. From the Irish Independent via MSN:
Barclay family denies threat to Telegraph newspapers from lender
If only the Telegraph's owners had thought to set up something like The Guardian's Scott Trust:
The Guardian is owned by Guardian Media Group, which has only one shareholder - the Scott Trust.
The Scott Trust, named after our longest serving editor, CP Scott, exists to secure the financial and editorial independence of the Guardian in perpetuity....
Regarding Ms Kelly, first off, one of the twins, Sir David, died after Jemima's visit to Sark.
Just prior to his demise the brothers parted with one of the jewels in the crown "For Sale: Income Property, Nice Neighborhood, Upper Bracket". (see below)
See also 2019's:
"Did FT Alphaville's Jemima Kelly Destroy The Barclay Brothers?" (are they being run out of Britain?)
While using the magician's misdirection ploy, in this case the woeful tale of the discharged iPhone*, it appears the real action is in the long-tail repercussions of her visit to Sark earlier this year.**
Some quick Wikipedia:
Brecqhou (or Brechou; French pronunciation: ) is one of the Channel Islands, located just west of Sark. Brecqhou is politically part of both Sark and the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It has been established in the courts that Brecqhou is a tenement of Sark....
... Since 1993 the tenement of Brecqhou has been owned by the Barclay brothers,
Her visit was ostensibly to investigate the power situation on the island but, as is becoming more apparent with every passing day, the ultimate plan was to disrupt the sometimes competition*** the FT suffers from the Daily Telegraph newspaper (think Ambrose Evans-Pritchard for example)
We saw the first outward manifestation of this intricate plan in October[2019] 14's "For Sale: Income Property, Nice Neighborhood, Upper Bracket":
Barclay bros.chased out by Alphaville's J. Kelly?Then, over the weekend, it all fell into place. From the BBC:
From Reuters, October 10:
Yours for $1 billion only: the glamor of the London Ritz
The owners of London’s Ritz hotel, a haven for royals, statesmen and movie stars, have hinted that they would be open to selling the luxury establishment for $1 billion, a source close to them said on Thursday......
Source: the Barclay brothers are looking to sell the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Telegraph; Telegraph Media Group's profit last year was £900K, down 94% YoY
If our observation is correct, the next domino to fall, in this plot conceived by Kelly's boss, the mistress of intrigue (and student of Bond villains) I. Kaminska, would be some hurried sales of the Billionaire Barclay Bros. retail companies.The billionaire owners of the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Telegraph are to put both titles up for sale.Sir Frederick and Sir David Barclay are understood to be reviewing all of their key assets, which includes the Telegraph Media Group (TMG).....
Stay tuned.
*See "California Returns to 'Dark Ages' During Power Outages (and Alphaville blogger J. Kelly is a criminal)"
(by-the-bye, Kelly is now in California)
**See "It's Incredible that an institution as well respected as the FT would stoop to this level"
***See "Is The FT's Izabella Kaminska Running A CIA/NSA/GCHQ/MI5/6 PsyOp?"
....Some of the backstory.And at Alphaville:
The billionaire Barclay bros. have many financial interests that intertwine with those of Sark,MI mean Kaminska, and behind-the-scenes power. Among these are media properties: their ownership of The Telegraph and probable influence on the plucky Sark Newspaper.
And Kaminska-Kelly appear to be driving them, or, at minimum their mouthpiece, insane.....
Sark's energy hits prices only billionaires can afford | FT ...
Sark's famous tractor-bus (or as the locals call it: the toast rack) You might remember that earlier this year Alphaville went on what frankly became quite an infamous trip to the tiny island of ...
When fake news purveyors visit Sark | FT Alphaville
In November last year, the little island of Sark in the Channel Islands was struck by an energy crisis as a bunch of local economic factors began to weigh on its cost of energy. A temporary ...
What can the failed Brecq-xit teach us about Brexit? | FT ...
The Barclay brothers' failed bid to Brecqu-xit inspired efforts to bring about the next best thing for asserting their interests ... — FT Alphaville When fake news purveyors visit Sark — FT ...
And somehow related to all of the above:
"For Those Who Have Been Clameur-ing for Less Sark, More Snark: Blockchain for Brexit"
*And Ms. Kelly's bailiwick?
Isn't it about time someone infiltrated this place:
That's Fort Brecqhou, seat of the Billionaire Barclay Bros. and reputed redoubt and last stand of the twins should Jemima succeed in her quest to drive them (and their lackey at the Sark Newspaper) insane.
As an added bonus, it is extremely difficult to find a more recent photo than those taken when the Barclays received their knighthoods in 2000:
I bet the tabloids would pay a pretty penny should someone snap a pic prior to joining an American newspaper's basketball coverage.
Just sayin'
