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John Gapper

Business columnist

John Gapper is business columnist of the FT Weekend. He writes a weekly column on business and society from a consumer perspective, and other features and interviews.

He was formerly the FT's chief business commentator and opinion & analysis editor. He has worked for the FT since 1987 in London, New York and Tokyo, and has covered banking, media and technology and employment.

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  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    The best books of the week
    Conflicted, by Ian Leslie — the argument for having better arguments

    Public disagreement today can often become toxic. But we can learn from the ancients to turn online pile-ons into constructive debate

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    House & Home
    From bread makers to air fryers — why we love kitchen gadgets

    Sales of these appliances have soared during the pandemic

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    Covid-19 vaccines
    We need a remedy for the vaccine data epidemic

    Scientific research into coronavirus has accelerated but the onslaught of information can be overwhelming

  • Friday, 5 February, 2021
    Social Media
    Find a way into Clubhouse before the shouting starts

    The audio app has a gentler atmosphere than Twitter and Facebook but it will outgrow its innocence

  • Friday, 29 January, 2021
    Global trade
    Give us liberty to buy those foreign cheeses

    Governments try to purchase from homegrown companies but consumers like to roam

  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    Life & Arts
    The radical reinvention of the costume drama

    From ‘Bridgerton’ to ‘The Great’ the once-cosy genre is taking risks — and holding a mirror to our times

  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    Electric vehicles
    Electric vehicles need to arrive as fast as vaccines

    Promising innovations in battery technology have to be mass produced to change driving habits

  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
    Fashion
    Dr Martens have lost their rebellious innocence

    The air-cushioned boots once adopted by punks and mods are being marketed knowingly to a new generation

  • Friday, 8 January, 2021
    Driverless vehicles
    Self-driving cars are dangerous in the wrong hands

    The unfulfilled promise of vehicle autonomy means that drivers have to learn new skills

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  • Friday, 18 December, 2020
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    Harry and Meghan learn to tell their own story with Spotify

    The duke and duchess’s podcast deal shows how celebrities are seizing control of the media

  • Thursday, 17 December, 2020
    FT Magazine
    Inside the font factory: meet the man who shapes the world’s letters

    Bruno Maag's fonts appear everywhere from the BBC to Goldman Sachs. He talks type, Steve Jobs and hating Helvetica

  • Wednesday, 16 December, 2020
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    Life in 2025: what will the future look like?

    From finance and tech to work, consumer trends and energy, FT and Nikkei journalists imagine the world in five years’ time

  • Friday, 11 December, 2020
    Hollywood
    Streaming shrinks the Hollywood star

    Warner is endangering the blockbuster by putting new releases on HBO Max next year

  • Friday, 4 December, 2020
    Billionaires
    Angry billionaires make disturbing neighbours

    From blaring music to blocking beaches, the super wealthy are bad at sharing with others

  • Friday, 27 November, 2020
    The 2020 festive food and drink guide
    Being the Christmas Day chef: a ritual to relish

    Eating the feast is a pleasure but preparing it is a reward

  • Friday, 27 November, 2020
    Coronavirus treatment
    Those who get vaccinated deserve more freedom

    Airlines and employers that ask for proof of coronavirus immunity will be acting in the public interest

  • Friday, 20 November, 2020
    Media
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  • Friday, 13 November, 2020
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    Customers will return to physical stores after the pandemic, but suburban retail boxes are beyond rescue

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    The lawyer for royals and the ultra-rich on the pandemic boom in break-ups — and why she still believes in marriage

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    The fossil-fuel Ferrari is running out of road

    Electric sports cars accelerate fast, even if they lack the throaty roar of the traditional luxury coupe

  • Friday, 30 October, 2020
    Innovation
    Ant and Covid have made the humble QR code a hit

    The cheap and flexible successor to the supermarket barcode has earned its second chance

  • Friday, 23 October, 2020
    Health
    Constant Covid cleaning carries its own dangers

    Soap and disinfectant for the home are selling fast but not all microbes should be wiped out

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    BTS
    Beware the fierce devotion of the world’s K-pop fans

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