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Henry Mance

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Henry Mance is the FT's chief features writer. He writes features and interviews for the FT Weekend, as well as a weekly satirical column on politics and culture. He was previously a political correspondent and the FT's media correspondent.
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  • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
    The Henry Mance Interview
    Mikhail Khodorkovsky: ‘Putin has embarked on a route that is going to lead to his demise’

    Russia’s once-richest man, now one of its most prominent dissidents, believes regime change will happen — but only by force

  • Saturday, 11 June, 2022
    FT Weekend podcast30 min listen
    The rich interior lives of pigs

    Henry Mance on new scientific research on pigs. Plus, what a new style of skyscraper says about how our cities are designed

  • Monday, 6 June, 2022
    InterviewThe Henry Mance Interview
    ‘This might be a watershed for American feminism’: Amia Srinivasan on repealing Roe vs Wade

    The philosopher has emerged as one of today’s most innovative feminist thinkers, analysing how women are constrained by politics, culture and technology

  • Friday, 3 June, 2022
    Queen Elizabeth II
    Queen Elizabeth II, 70 years of duty without drama

    The discreet monarch has presided over decades of change while remaining largely an enigma

  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    University of Oxford
    Oxford college hits back at former dean over ‘untrue’ claims in bitter feud

    Christ Church issues statement as dispute with Martyn Percy continues despite £1.2mn settlement

  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    House & Home
    Marble Hill: coming to terms with the troubled history of a Palladian mansion

    Sir Tim Laurence, head of English Heritage, on the challenges of conservation in the 21st century

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    InterviewThe Henry Mance Interview
    ‘A bonfire of the decencies’: Peter Hennessy on Boris Johnson’s government

    The British political historian has been observing Westminster since the 1970s, but he has never been this furious

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    FT Magazine
    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

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