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Jo Ellison is the FT’s How To Spend It editor. She was educated at Edinburgh University where she read history. Prior to joining the FT, in August 2014, she was the features director of British Vogue. Her column appears on the style pages.
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  • Saturday, 8 May, 2021
    How To Spend It
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  • Friday, 7 May, 2021
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    This first guest-edited issue is built around optimism, and the inspirational people who make the world a brighter place 

  • Saturday, 24 April, 2021
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    Do you say luxury with diamonds or a digital cleanse?

  • Saturday, 17 April, 2021
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    The spring Design Special celebrates the magical, the masterful… and the marlin

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    Life & Arts
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  • Friday, 9 April, 2021
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    Have I been missing my old life — or a fantasy version of it?

  • Saturday, 3 April, 2021
    How To Spend It
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  • Friday, 26 March, 2021
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  • Friday, 19 March, 2021
    Life & Arts
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    Women have been reclaiming the streets for more than 40 years. So why are we no safer?

  • Saturday, 13 March, 2021
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    HTSI editor’s letter: the men’s style issue

    Liberating dress codes – and having fun with clothes

  • Friday, 12 March, 2021
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    Meghan, the modern workplace and the millennial dilemma

    How can businesses manage the expectations of their youthful workforces?

  • Saturday, 6 March, 2021
    How To Spend It
    HTSI editor’s letter: the art of escape – from the safety of one’s home 

    Inspirational journeys, jewels and genuine changemakers

  • Friday, 5 March, 2021
    Life & Arts
    How gay do you feel?

    When it comes to sexuality, younger generations prefer the wine, not the label

  • Saturday, 27 February, 2021
    How To Spend It
    HTSI editor’s letter: a tribute to creativity in a crisis

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    The River Cafe co-founder on adapting in a crisis, changing food culture — and why collaborating is key in a kitchen

  • Saturday, 13 February, 2021
    How To Spend It
    HTSI editor’s letter: what do women want to wear now?

    Feelgood classics, hero pieces and something seductive. The style issue explores the wardrobe of spring  

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    Life & Arts
    The wisdom of terrible career advice

    It worked for them. So do the opposite

  • Saturday, 6 February, 2021
    How To Spend It
    HTSI editor’s letter: the art of being mild

    Welcome to the new gentle

  • Friday, 5 February, 2021
    Life & Arts
    Dry January is done. Should we start drinking again?

    You’ve solved your drinking problem. Now for the rest of them

  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    Life & Arts
    The convenience and the curse of family success

    Euan Blair has built a $200m business that draws on his father’s political legacy. Ivanka Trump may not be so lucky

  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
    Life & Arts
    Should we quit social media, too?

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  • Saturday, 9 January, 2021
    How To Spend It
    HTSI editor’s letter: wishing you a happy new you

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