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The UK’s IMF bailout has things to teach us 50 years on

A different Healey may be chancellor but he faces a set of parallel challenges

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Uk Economy

The ‘7 Up’ series: didactic social history as masterpiece

This vivid and complex account of life as it is lived has proved to be one of the great happy accidents of television

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Television

The climate doom-mongers now dread sovereign debt blowouts

The same people are gnashing the same teeth and making the same arguments

yesterday 10

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Markets

The Big Read. The great tourist tax boom

Some governments want to fight back the hordes

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Travel & Leisure Industry

Josh Payne, the Australian miner who wooed AI giants

With the backing of Sheryl Sandberg and Jensen Huang, he hopes to turn Nscale into a trillion-dollar hyperscaler

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Person In The News

The FT View. What an AI maths breakthrough means for human discovery

In solving complex problems, process can be as important as the final result

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Artificial Intelligence

The case for talking to China is not a case for détente

Summits, like this week’s between Trump and Xi, are never cost-free

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Us-China Relations

The delicate bargain of the British monarchy

A damaging book by Earl Spencer and the return of the Sussexes pose threats to the stability of the House of Windsor

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The Royal Family

The challenge for Burnham: words are no longer enough

His speech to Labour conference must paradoxically offer more than just a promise of action

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Uk Politics

The Big Read. Burnham, economics and business

His core message of devolving power from London appeals to corporate leaders. But his government has limited fiscal room to manoeuvre

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Labour Party Uk

How can we tackle AI’s financial risks?

Out of public sight, bureaucrats are trying to fight digital fire with fire

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Artificial Intelligence

The FT View. Russia’s $6.9bn sanctions evasion scheme

Western punitive measures have forced Moscow into costly workaround efforts

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Russian Business & Finance

Is the UK electorate fragmenting? Not so fast

The battle between Labour and the Conservatives for national dominance has given way to multiple local fights to be in the top two

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Uk Politics

Beyond the AI abundance delusion

Concerns about inequality are likely to increase rather than decline as the technology transforms our societies

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Artificial Intelligence

Space: the final frontline

Cold War arms control shows that greater transparency can help prevent a cascade of deadly mistakes

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Space Industry

You want honesty, Andy? Britain is out of easy options

The prime minister must tell voters that Labour’s manifesto has been superseded by world events, both economic and military

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Uk Politics

Trump’s tariff war is clobbering the Hanks of America

The end of the ‘de minimis’ exception can inflict major damage on niche companies

thursday 20

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Trump Tariffs

Why your holiday is good news for the UK

For once we should thank the Office for National Statistics for its productivity reporting

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Uk Labour Productivity

How to think about the end of the world

Bringing clarity to a fuzzy P(doom) debate

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Artificial Intelligence

The Big Read. Syria’s unfinished reckoning

Many citizens are desperate to see past crimes punished. Others worry about reigniting violence

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Syrian Crisis

The FT View. Britain’s union reforms are a risk to business dynamism

Labour’s expansion of workers’ rights adds to pressures on the private sector

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Uk Economy

Fixing Britain’s paralysed state means hard choices

After 25 years as a civil servant, I see more clearly from outside that the centre of government needs re-engineering

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Uk Politics

Trump lays a new trap for Takaichi

The threat of appearing as a vassal state is growing ever more real for middle powers

23.09.2026 20

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Japanese Politics & Policy

What to do when your Waymo holds up a Secret Service motorcade

Stranded in six-lane traffic, surrounded by agents, my autonomous vehicle refused to budge

23.09.2026 10

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Driverless Vehicles

The west does not have a leadership problem

If Friedrich Merz and almost everyone else is unpopular, perhaps governments aren’t the issue

23.09.2026 10

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Friedrich Merz

What AI should learn from the banks

Both industries change rapidly and reach throughout the economy, requiring officials to weigh the benefits of innovation against risks

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Artificial Intelligence

The Big Read. Mark Carney and the limits of defying Donald Trump

Canada’s PM has become a rallying figure against the US president. But is the country’s economy too exposed to break away?

23.09.2026 30

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Canada

The battle between the Fed and Trump

What happens when a fundamentally strong economy faces an irresponsible government?

23.09.2026 20

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Us Inflation

The next generation of American scientists is fading away

While the Trump administration racks up ‘wins’ in its anti-woke crusade, the US is eroding its talent pipeline

22.09.2026 10

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Science

Trump is checking out of his presidency

With no way out of his war with Iran, he is increasingly obsessed with monuments to himself

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Donald Trump

Are we developing a distaste for effort?

Across OECD countries, the number of students who say they give up easily is increasing

22.09.2026 10

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Education

Sorry Carney, the world does need a great power with better manners

Calling for closer EU-Canada ties without pooling sovereignty is an abdication of European responsibility

22.09.2026 10

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European Union

The Big Read. Betting on the yen: the risks of the carry trade

As Japan’s central bank tightens monetary policy, investors who leveraged its currency for higher yields may be forced into a sell-off

22.09.2026 20

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Markets

The FT View. Merz’s last chance to reform Germany

After regional election disaster, the chancellor is living on borrowed time

21.09.2026 10

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German Politics

Changing leader is not the panacea many Lib Dems think it is

The party faces serious structural problems in an era of growing political polarisation

21.09.2026 10

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Liberal Democrats Uk

Stop asking AI CEOs what society needs

Imagine inviting oil companies to design climate policies or car companies to make traffic rules

21.09.2026 20

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Artificial Intelligence

The food safety sheriff on a hygiene crusade in Mumbai

Restaurants, ice cream parlours and even elite members’ clubs have all been sanctioned for stomach-churning violations

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Indian Politics & Policy

Trump and Xi are the wrong men at the wrong time

The world needs far-sighted leadership but the US and Chinese leaders are unlikely to provide it

21.09.2026 20

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Us-China Relations

The Big Read. Lex in depth: Anthropic at $2tn isn’t far-fetched

There are several ways to crack the valuation nut. Some suggest the company may be worth far more

21.09.2026 20

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Technology Sector

Why the world’s hottest stock market is a national liability

South Korea’s wild stock price swings are hurting the country’s image

21.09.2026 20

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South Korean Business & Finance

Lula, Costa, Ruto and Carney: Multilateralism is not idealism, it is a necessity

We need to strengthen our system of co-operation, not replace it

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Geopolitics

AI is a powerful but problematic new collaborator in mathematics

We are already witnessing the unintended consequences of algorithms realising goals with badly defined parameters and restrictions

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Artificial Intelligence

Freedom in adulthood isn’t what you think

Part of growing up is realising that some degree of discipline, commitment and narrowed options can lead to greater contentment

20.09.2026 20

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Social Affairs

The FT View. Dangote IPO is a test for African capitalism

Landmark flotation could reshape how the continent invests in industry

20.09.2026 20

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African Economy

The union shock coming for UK employers

New legislation brings far more companies into contact with trade unions — but many businesses are unprepared

20.09.2026 10

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Employment

Low UK growth is a product of neglect

Governments need to start planning for the long term again

20.09.2026 20

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Uk Economy

Unpacking the real fiscal costs of immigration

Low taxes on low earners mean the same immigrants cost the UK more than they would elsewhere

19.09.2026 10

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Global Migration

Obituary. Emma Bonino, Italian politician and activist 1948-2026

Radical campaigner who confronted society’s taboos at a time when the Catholic Church still held political sway

19.09.2026 10

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Emma Bonino

Passport to Piddington: a short history of micronations

Without its own airline and beer, the Oxfordshire secessionist village will remain a piddling principality

19.09.2026 20

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Politics

The Big Read. Five ways the Iran energy shock is wrongfooting the world

Don’t obsess about the crude price and don’t think this crisis is like its predecessors

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Oil & Gas Industry