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    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
      InterviewConservative Party UK
      Former Tory co-chair warns of party’s slide towards extremism

      Sayeeda Warsi says rhetoric on asylum seekers could steer Conservatives along same rightwing path as US Republicans

    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      FT Money personal finance guides
      FT Money’s guide to off-payroll tax rules

      IR35 back in the spotlight — with very different appeal outcomes

    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      UK tax
      Gary Lineker wins £4.9mn tax appeal against UK government

      Victory for sports presenter accused of tax avoidance as part of HMRC clampdown on ‘disguised employees’

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Janan Ganesh
      Britain embraces trivia because it is stuck on the big issues

      The fuss over Gary Lineker distracts a nation with no good choices on Brexit, growth and other important questions

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      BBC
      BBC strikes deal with Gary Lineker to put him back on air

      Senior management weakened by row over impartiality, insiders say

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      BBC seeks compromise to keep Gary Lineker

      Bosses increasingly confident they can retain sports presenter but pressure mounts on corporation chair to quit

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      Stephen Bush
      Gary Lineker and free speech’s problematic new realm

      Social media is neither public nor private, creating problems for leaders of organisations

    • Saturday, 11 March, 2023
      BBC
      Sunak calls on BBC to resolve row over Gary Lineker suspension

      Corporation director-general apologises and says he is trying to get sports presenter back on air

    • Saturday, 11 March, 2023
      BBC
      BBC crisis over Gary Lineker suspension mounts as presenters walk out

      Gestures of support for ‘Match of the Day’ host brings widespread disruption to network’s weekend sports coverage

    • Saturday, 11 March, 2023
      BBC
      BBC forces Gary Lineker to ‘step back’ from presenting Match of the Day

      Broadcaster faces mounting internal rebellion after it pulls ex-footballer from programme for remarks about government migration policy

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      BBC
      Gary Lineker confident of position despite remarks over UK migration policy

      Ex-footballer says he ‘looks forward’ to presenting flagship BBC show on Saturday amid debate over impartiality rules

    • Thursday, 6 May, 2021
      Tax evasion and avoidance
      Gary Lineker in £4.9m tax battle with HMRC over freelance earnings

      UK authority claims TV presenter and former England footballer owes income tax and national insurance

    • Friday, 10 April, 2020
      InterviewFT Magazine
      Gary Lineker on a world without sport

      The presenter and former player talks Premier League pay cuts, missing football and coping with isolation

    • Thursday, 2 August, 2018
      Henry Mance
      Seven exhausting arguments against a second Brexit referendum

      A plurality of voters want another vote — but Leavers have plenty of reasons why not

    • Thursday, 27 July, 2017
      Katrine Marçal
      Sweden shows that pay transparency works

      Progress for women always involves renegotiating borders between public and private

    • Wednesday, 19 July, 2017
      Television
      BBC admits only one-third of its stars are women

      Broadcaster reveals gender gap as it prepares to publish salaries of top presenters

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2017
      Sport
      Walkers crisps falls foul of social media hijack

      Pictures of dictators and mass murderers widely shared on Twitter

    • Friday, 30 December, 2016
      Lunch with the FT
      Gary Lineker on tabloid scorn and football’s ‘staggering’ riches

      Over lamb at the Ivy, the game’s Mr Nice Guy talks about putting humanity before politics

    • Tuesday, 3 May, 2016
      Sport
      Leicester’s triumph is a case study in overcoming huge odds

      Analysts suggest Premier League triumph owed much to ‘Moneyball’ formula

    • Tuesday, 9 February, 2016
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      Online divorce — the dangers of a £59 DIY split

      Lawyers insist it is unwise not to invest in their expertise

    • Tuesday, 9 June, 2015
      Sport
      Champions League football will cost fans extra £5 a month on BT

      Telecoms group unveils pricing as it looks to take on Sky in traditional pay-TV

    • Wednesday, 11 June, 2014
      Tobacco
      Listing block stalls Quindell’s stellar rise
    • Friday, 25 January, 2013
      InterviewMy First Million
      Goals on and off the pitch

      Gary Lineker on football, television and charity

    • Friday, 21 December, 2012
      Rail
      Chaos makes highways charge a hard sell
    • Friday, 17 August, 2012
      FT MagazineLife & Arts
      Hold on, wasn’t I promised a pig?

      ‘I’m in Wales on the promise of a hog roast. Truly, this one is the quiche for the new millennium’

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