Henry Mance

Tuesday, 21 November, 2023

FT Series

The Henry Mance Interview

Monday, 20 November, 2023

FT SeriesThe Henry Mance Interview

Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier: ‘The EU is not the same one the UK left’

French politician says British ministers did not know the consequences of leaving the bloc

Wednesday, 8 November, 2023

Work WatchOffice life

Office recycling bins turn us into monsters

There are psychological reasons why people fail to do this basic task at work

Monday, 6 November, 2023

FT SeriesThe Henry Mance Interview

Philosopher Susan Neiman: ‘I hate the words pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian. I’m pro-peace’

American commentator criticises tribalist politics and pushes for Jewish universalism

Saturday, 4 November, 2023

The Weekend Essay

Trouble at English National Opera — will the drama ever end?

Squeezed budgets, stormy resignations and a forced move out of London have left the company in a fight for artistic survival

Monday, 16 October, 2023

Behind the Money podcast41 min listen

Bonus: Michael Lewis on FTX & Sam Bankman-Fried

Hear a live recording from the FT Due Diligence Forum

Monday, 16 October, 2023

FT SeriesThe Henry Mance Interview

Thomas Heatherwick: ‘The look of modern buildings is a catastrophe’

Celebrated and at times controversial British designer warns our cities are gripped by ‘epidemic of boringness’

Monday, 9 October, 2023

FT SeriesThe Henry Mance Interview

China expert Matt Pottinger: ‘Even with a weak economy, Xi is feeling emboldened’

Former Trump adviser says upheaval could increase Chinese leader’s appetite for risk

Saturday, 7 October, 2023

Life & Arts

Is it selfish to run a marathon?

Let’s be honest, we’re not doing it to raise money for charity. We’re doing it because we want to

Monday, 25 September, 2023

FT SeriesThe Henry Mance Interview

The activist sued by Elon Musk: ‘We have to show we will not be cowed’

Imran Ahmed uses his Center for Countering Digital Hate to campaign against social media abuses

Monday, 11 September, 2023

The Henry Mance Interview

Does Rory Stewart know how to fix politics?

The anti-Brexit former cabinet minister is an advocate of citizens’ assemblies and of giving money directly to the poor

Thursday, 3 August, 2023

The Big Read

The science of forecasting ever more extreme weather

The UK Met Office’s predictions have become much more accurate, but some dramatic events remain elusive

Friday, 28 July, 2023

Life and Art from FT Weekend podcast19 min listen

Wildfires are getting worse. Here's how we fight them now

Henry Mance describes his experience training at a firefighting camp, and the impact that climate change is having on wildfires

Friday, 28 July, 2023

The Weekend Essay

The UFO whistleblower and the search for extraterrestrial life

After David Grusch’s testimony to the US Congress this week, is it OK to talk about aliens? Henry Mance looks at the evidence

Monday, 24 July, 2023

FT SeriesThe Henry Mance Interview

Cait Hewitt: ‘I hope the era of aviation exceptionalism is over’

The campaigner challenges the economic case for airport expansion in the UK and the industry’s sustainability ‘hype’

Friday, 21 July, 2023

Transport

E-bikes should be exploding, just not literally

I’m a believer in this mode of transport but the batteries that power some cycles need checking out

Thursday, 13 July, 2023

FT Magazine

Extreme wildfires are here to stay. Can human beings really fight them?

Fighting for survival, and hope, on a permanently hotter planet

Sunday, 9 July, 2023

FT SeriesThe Henry Mance Interview

Economist Kate Barker: ‘To tackle inflation we should put taxes up for the better-off’

Former Bank of England MPC member worries high interest rates will not be enough to solve the current crisis

Thursday, 22 June, 2023

FT SeriesThe Henry Mance Interview

Mustafa Nayyem of Ukraine’s reconstruction agency: ‘We have great goals, we will achieve them’

Country’s head of restoration urges allies to provide immediate support to rebuild infrastructure even as war rages

Friday, 16 June, 2023

Lunch with the FT

Nadine Dorries: ‘I’m actually smarter than these guys in No 10’

The former UK cabinet minister on being blocked from the House of Lords, losing faith in Rishi Sunak — and Boris Johnson’s painting

Monday, 5 June, 2023

FT SeriesThe Henry Mance Interview

Anti-monarchist Graham Smith: The British royals are ‘tax-funded Kardashians’

Head of the campaign group Republic on why the monarchy should be abolished and the government’s protest laws revoked

Thursday, 25 May, 2023

ReviewFiction

Whips by Cleo Watson — a Westminster ‘bodice-ripper’

A Downing Street inspired satire by Boris Johnson’s former adviser pales in comparison with political reality

Monday, 22 May, 2023

FT SeriesThe Henry Mance Interview

Economist Daniel Chandler: ‘Shareholders have all the power. It doesn’t have to be that way.’

The author of ‘Free and Equal’ makes the case for workplace democracy

Monday, 8 May, 2023

FT SeriesThe Henry Mance Interview

Dignitas founder Ludwig Minelli: ‘We should have the freedom to choose how we die’

The 90-year-old Swiss lawyer says assisted dying should be available to almost everyone

Saturday, 6 May, 2023

King Charles III

Coronation of Charles III: an irresistible spectacle

Seven decades in the making, the ceremony at Westminster Abbey was a splendid and strange ritual

Henry Mance

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