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How Ireland became the weak spot in Europe’s defences

With few ships and limited intelligence-sharing, some say the country cannot hope to protect itself or its infrastructure

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The Big Read

Britain’s Budget woes illustrate the threat to Europe’s social contract

Many governments have not come clean with voters about the growing fiscal strains on the welfare state

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The Big Read

A COP of clumsy compromises

It is left to a coalition of the willing to start the hard work of phasing out fossil fuels

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The Editorial Board

The minimum wage is not a cure all — we’re asking too much of business

Politicians spend too much time uttering cheap rhetoric about cheap labour

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Stephen Bush

The fracturing of the world economy

Will the US or China abandon their current follies sooner?

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Martin Wolf

A shrinking world will turn our problems upside down

The political and economic priorities of a depopulating society could be very different from today’s

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Sarah Oconnor

Making IPOs great again has its pitfalls

The US needs more public listings but the regulatory pendulum may be swinging too far

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Brooke Masters

The UK must remove the pension triple lock

With each economic shock, it ratchets up the value of state retirement payments relative to average earnings

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Heidi Karjalainen

Why ‘Henrys’ are turning their back on the Tories

The Conservative party has lost touch with affluence — and with the generation that would like to enjoy its benefits

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Henry Hill

What the UK Budget needs to get right

Reeves must deliver credible savings, calibrated tax rises and a pro-growth signal

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The death of the diplomat in Trump’s America

Sidelining the state department and relying on dealmakers will come at a cost

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Alec Russell

How to get the UK out of its economic hole

Reeves’ challenge is to remedy the disaster that Brexit has been for the country

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Martin Wolf

Lex in depth: Could the banks revive Britain’s economy?

If the chancellor can find a way to solve the credit drought that small businesses face, the country’s prospects would get an important boost

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The Big Read

FT seasonal appeal: why financial education has never been more crucial

Experian will match-fund reader donations to bring FLIC’s financial literacy to more people

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Patrick Jenkins

Affordability is Trump’s problem now

Like every president, he will have to own the political consequences of rising prices

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Rana Foroohar

How China made cities less noisy

Electric vehicles, noise-reducing surfaces and no-honking zones are dampening the din of Beijing

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Eleanor Olcott

Should we ban ransom payments to cyber attackers?

A legal bar, even for critical infrastructure, could have unintended consequences

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In defence of the weird and wonderful Wicked ‘womance’

It’s all a bit intense but the friendship between Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo moves me  

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Jemima Kelly

Here’s how to make Argentina grow again

The country needs more from the US than a $20bn swap agreement

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Laurence Kotlikoff

Ukraine has no choice but to engage with US peace plan

The American proposal is biased in favour of Russia. But it is not the final word

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Gideon Rachman

Are wildcats too wild for the English countryside?

Reintroduction isn’t just about bringing back animals but inviting change and risk into our landscapes

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Lia Leendertz

Brazil delivers a climate COP like no other

The event saw a shift away from showy pledges to tackling the real world complexities of cutting emissions

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Pilita Clark

Ignoring Britain’s disquiet on crime will not go unpunished

The next election may be fought as much on how safe people feel as on the economy

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Camilla Cavendish

Sharon Camp, reproductive health pioneer, 1943-2025

With grit and resolve, she overcame sexism to develop the first ‘morning after’ contraceptive pill

22.11.2025 2

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Sharon Camp

China’s risky challenge to Japan — and the US

The diplomatic rift between Beijing and Tokyo is also a test of Washington’s appetite for engagement with the region

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The Big Read

Mohammed bin Salman, the autocratic Saudi moderniser trying to escape his past

After being cold-shouldered in 2018, the crown prince is once again being embraced by governments and investors

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Person In The News

We should make insider trading a thing of the past

Laws don’t work — transparency and technology are the answer

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Stuart Kirk

Trump’s world view: cynical, self-interested and money-grabbing

Latest Ukraine peace plan presented by the US would be a capitulation to Moscow

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