Henry Mance | Financial Times

Monday, 23 May, 2022

Friday, 20 May, 2022

Smart, co-operative, emotional: what cutting-edge science tells us about pigs

A more rounded view of their interior lives would have huge commercial implications — as Carl Icahn’s battle with McDonald’s suggests

Tuesday, 10 May, 2022

ReviewBiography and memoir

The Palace Papers by Tina Brown — monarchy and misbehaviour

This very readable account of an institution in flux is entertaining but light on revelations

Monday, 9 May, 2022

Travel

My trans-European rail adventure

Can the train really rival the plane for a journey across the continent? Henry Mance travels from London to Budapest to find out

Friday, 6 May, 2022

Life & Arts

Life begins at 40? No, that’s just denial

It was once considered a milestone, but as many in the west live longer and have children later, what does it really mean?

Saturday, 23 April, 2022

Tennis

Blame Putin for Wimbledon ban on Russian tennis players

It is understandable that Ukrainian sports stars think silence on Moscow’s invasion is betrayal

Friday, 8 April, 2022

Lunch with the FT

Police watchdog Tom Winsor: ‘I’ll arbitrate pretty much anything’

The outgoing chief inspector of constabulary on kicking out bad cops, getting his own back on the bullies — and why he keeps 29,970 press cuttings in his shed

Friday, 1 April, 2022

UK Government

Partygate shows Downing Street sees transparency as a nuisance

Collectively we need to remember the benefits of open justice and open government

Tuesday, 29 March, 2022

Working It podcast19 min listen

Are dogs the key to workplace happiness?

Pandemic puppies expect to be with their humans all day — including in the office

Friday, 25 March, 2022

Lunch with the FT

Suzanne Simard: ‘I say to the trees “I hope I’m helping”’

The Canadian ecologist on protecting imperilled forests, the limits of science — and why trees and humans are more similar than we might think

Friday, 25 March, 2022

Sport

Retiring at 25? It almost makes sense

Ash Barty fulfilled her dream of winning Wimbledon — now she wants to start again with something else

Wednesday, 23 March, 2022

Spring Statement

‘Low tax’ Rishi Sunak struggles with ratings deflation

The cost of living next to Boris Johnson weighs heavily on UK chancellor as he tries to roll back the years

Tuesday, 22 March, 2022

ReviewScience books

The Parrot in the Mirror — our similarity to our feathered friends

Antone Martinho-Truswell makes a surprising case for humans resembling birds more than mammals. Does his argument take flight?

Friday, 18 March, 2022

Dolly Parton

What Dolly Parton can teach Vladimir Putin

True heroism lies in modesty and a healthy degree of self-doubt

Friday, 4 March, 2022

Premier League

Football faces a moment of reckoning

As Roman Abramovich tries to sell Chelsea, the Premier League must grapple with owners using its brand to wash their own

Friday, 4 March, 2022

FT Magazine

How the £120mn ‘Festival of Brexit’ became something much weirder

If you were expecting jingoism from the UK’s ‘Unboxed’ celebrations, think again

Friday, 25 February, 2022

Donald Trump

What if Donald Trump were still president?

Hard as it is to believe, the situation in Ukraine could be worse under different US leadership

Friday, 18 February, 2022

Royal Family

The Queen deserves a rest from her sons’ humiliations

Elizabeth II’s endurance may have infantilised her family. Her retirement would prod them to take responsibility.

Friday, 11 February, 2022

Philanthropy

Captain Tom aftermath illustrates the pitfalls of viral fundraising

However good the intentions, social media-driven charity donations are particularly vulnerable to inefficiencies

Sunday, 6 February, 2022

Office life

Pedigree chums? Dogs in the office prove divisive

In the push to attract staff back to the workplace, companies are coming under pressure to accommodate dog-lovers — and their less enthusiastic colleagues

Saturday, 5 February, 2022

News in-depthQueen Elizabeth II

Queen’s jubilee offers a platinum opportunity to lift pandemic gloom

A day of ‘mixed emotions’ for the monarch and many others as they remember lost loved ones

Friday, 4 February, 2022

University of Oxford

Settlement puts end to Oxford college turmoil

Dean at centre of Christ Church dispute agrees to step down, accepting offer of almost £1.2mn

Friday, 4 February, 2022

Boris Johnson

The last days of Boris Johnson

This is the slight flaw with delegating all the real work: what happens when there is no one left to be delegated to?

Friday, 28 January, 2022

Urban planning

Solving our road rage will take more than a new Highway Code

If we can stop cyclists and cars competing for the same tarmac, maybe travel will become less heated

Friday, 21 January, 2022

News in-depthUniversity of Oxford

Dispute with priest threatens to mire Oxford college in scandal

Christ Church under pressure to end long-running clash with dean by agreeing £1.5m pay-off and settling sexual harassment claim

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