Henry Mance
@henrymance.ft.com
Chief features writer, Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/henry-mance
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Henry Mance
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· Oct 31
Jon Bon Jovi: ‘Fame is a liar and a thief’
The rock legend on making peace with the critics, the business of running a band — and his history with Donald Trump
www.ft.com
I sat down with perhaps the most level-headed man in rock music, Jon Bon Jovi, to talk about Trump, tennis and his return to touring after an atrophying vocal chord put his career at risk.
this week's Lunch with the FT: www.ft.com/content/25f2...
this week's Lunch with the FT: www.ft.com/content/25f2...
The problem for Zipcar was surely that, for people without a car, it couldn't compete with Uber on most short journeys and on proper car hire for holidays
December 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The problem for Zipcar was surely that, for people without a car, it couldn't compete with Uber on most short journeys and on proper car hire for holidays
Absolutely everyone:
Google: We've automatically switched Smart Compose back on for you.
Google: We've automatically switched Smart Compose back on for you.
December 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Absolutely everyone:
Google: We've automatically switched Smart Compose back on for you.
Google: We've automatically switched Smart Compose back on for you.
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Should England's great houses and gardens have a right to a protected view?
Monty Don and others are up in arms about a potential new town near Rousham, near Oxford. Elswhere it's pylons and solar panels... www.ft.com/content/e1f6...
Monty Don and others are up in arms about a potential new town near Rousham, near Oxford. Elswhere it's pylons and solar panels... www.ft.com/content/e1f6...
The row at Rousham: who is protecting the English landscape?
Gardeners are decrying the potential destruction of historic landscapes if planning for a housing development — and a new town — is approved. Could it be more than nimbyism?
www.ft.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Should England's great houses and gardens have a right to a protected view?
Monty Don and others are up in arms about a potential new town near Rousham, near Oxford. Elswhere it's pylons and solar panels... www.ft.com/content/e1f6...
Monty Don and others are up in arms about a potential new town near Rousham, near Oxford. Elswhere it's pylons and solar panels... www.ft.com/content/e1f6...
if only there was a recent speech where the chancellor could have made this case to a packed House of Commons 😉
Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
December 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
if only there was a recent speech where the chancellor could have made this case to a packed House of Commons 😉
Rachel Reeves did not tell me what the weather would be this morning.
December 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Rachel Reeves did not tell me what the weather would be this morning.
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yes exactly, I wrote about this a while back
“Hug a hoodie”, “You’ve never had it so good”, “Crisis, what crisis?”
All were written by newspaper sub-editors rather than politicians
www.ft.com/content/2c07...
“Hug a hoodie”, “You’ve never had it so good”, “Crisis, what crisis?”
All were written by newspaper sub-editors rather than politicians
www.ft.com/content/2c07...
Whose line is it anyway?
Politicians are always on the hunt for a memorable sound bite. But many of their best-known quotes are not exactly what they intended
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December 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
yes exactly, I wrote about this a while back
“Hug a hoodie”, “You’ve never had it so good”, “Crisis, what crisis?”
All were written by newspaper sub-editors rather than politicians
www.ft.com/content/2c07...
“Hug a hoodie”, “You’ve never had it so good”, “Crisis, what crisis?”
All were written by newspaper sub-editors rather than politicians
www.ft.com/content/2c07...
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Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
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Elephants need more space than zoos can provide.
So where should they go?
Europe's first large-scale elephant sanctuary is about to launch in Portugal, promising a place that the elephants can live out their final years with space and companionship www.ft.com/content/060a...
So where should they go?
Europe's first large-scale elephant sanctuary is about to launch in Portugal, promising a place that the elephants can live out their final years with space and companionship www.ft.com/content/060a...
Meet Portugal’s newest retirees: elephants
Without space to roam, the world’s biggest land animals do not thrive — so what should happen to those in Europe’s zoos? One sanctuary has an answer
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November 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Elephants need more space than zoos can provide.
So where should they go?
Europe's first large-scale elephant sanctuary is about to launch in Portugal, promising a place that the elephants can live out their final years with space and companionship www.ft.com/content/060a...
So where should they go?
Europe's first large-scale elephant sanctuary is about to launch in Portugal, promising a place that the elephants can live out their final years with space and companionship www.ft.com/content/060a...
The founder of Dignitas, Ludwig Minelli, has died by assisted suicide aged 92.
A remarkable character - this interview was two years ago: www.ft.com/content/0f96...
A remarkable character - this interview was two years ago: www.ft.com/content/0f96...
November 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The founder of Dignitas, Ludwig Minelli, has died by assisted suicide aged 92.
A remarkable character - this interview was two years ago: www.ft.com/content/0f96...
A remarkable character - this interview was two years ago: www.ft.com/content/0f96...
Elephants need more space than zoos can provide.
So where should they go?
Europe's first large-scale elephant sanctuary is about to launch in Portugal, promising a place that the elephants can live out their final years with space and companionship www.ft.com/content/060a...
So where should they go?
Europe's first large-scale elephant sanctuary is about to launch in Portugal, promising a place that the elephants can live out their final years with space and companionship www.ft.com/content/060a...
Meet Portugal’s newest retirees: elephants
Without space to roam, the world’s biggest land animals do not thrive — so what should happen to those in Europe’s zoos? One sanctuary has an answer
www.ft.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Elephants need more space than zoos can provide.
So where should they go?
Europe's first large-scale elephant sanctuary is about to launch in Portugal, promising a place that the elephants can live out their final years with space and companionship www.ft.com/content/060a...
So where should they go?
Europe's first large-scale elephant sanctuary is about to launch in Portugal, promising a place that the elephants can live out their final years with space and companionship www.ft.com/content/060a...
Should England's great houses and gardens have a right to a protected view?
Monty Don and others are up in arms about a potential new town near Rousham, near Oxford. Elswhere it's pylons and solar panels... www.ft.com/content/e1f6...
Monty Don and others are up in arms about a potential new town near Rousham, near Oxford. Elswhere it's pylons and solar panels... www.ft.com/content/e1f6...
The row at Rousham: who is protecting the English landscape?
Gardeners are decrying the potential destruction of historic landscapes if planning for a housing development — and a new town — is approved. Could it be more than nimbyism?
www.ft.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Should England's great houses and gardens have a right to a protected view?
Monty Don and others are up in arms about a potential new town near Rousham, near Oxford. Elswhere it's pylons and solar panels... www.ft.com/content/e1f6...
Monty Don and others are up in arms about a potential new town near Rousham, near Oxford. Elswhere it's pylons and solar panels... www.ft.com/content/e1f6...
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There is a lot of appalling shit in the world right now. But this really made my blood boil
Money buys *everything*, even things that were previously beyond its reaches
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Money buys *everything*, even things that were previously beyond its reaches
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Cristiano Ronaldo clear to start World Cup after Fifa suspends two games of his ban
Cristiano Ronaldo will serve the final two games of his ban only if he is guilty of a similar infringement in the next year
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
There is a lot of appalling shit in the world right now. But this really made my blood boil
Money buys *everything*, even things that were previously beyond its reaches
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Money buys *everything*, even things that were previously beyond its reaches
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Three years is a long time in politics
November 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Three years is a long time in politics
A mansion tax is one of the most popular things that Labour has done - 67% in favour, 19% against.
November 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A mansion tax is one of the most popular things that Labour has done - 67% in favour, 19% against.
Rachel Reeves reducing the qualifying period for unfair dismissal to less than two years?
Why wasn't this news available to sketch-writers yesterday?!!!!!
Why wasn't this news available to sketch-writers yesterday?!!!!!
NEW - the government poised to water down flagship workers rights bill, ditching day one rights to unfair dismissal but reducing qualifying period from two years to six months.
But in concession to unions, government will remove provisions for up to nine months probation.
But in concession to unions, government will remove provisions for up to nine months probation.
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Rachel Reeves reducing the qualifying period for unfair dismissal to less than two years?
Why wasn't this news available to sketch-writers yesterday?!!!!!
Why wasn't this news available to sketch-writers yesterday?!!!!!
every author explaining to their publisher why they've missed their deadline: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned
Author tells high court her public support for group means her books could disappear from UK stores altogether
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
every author explaining to their publisher why they've missed their deadline: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
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A packed audience for the #NationalEmergencyBriefing this morning, listening to 9 experts give a hard-hitting and evidence-based view of the state of climate effects to MPs, Lords, and leaders across media, business and culture.
@nebriefing.bsky.social
@nebriefing.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
A packed audience for the #NationalEmergencyBriefing this morning, listening to 9 experts give a hard-hitting and evidence-based view of the state of climate effects to MPs, Lords, and leaders across media, business and culture.
@nebriefing.bsky.social
@nebriefing.bsky.social
Remember -
Net migration rises: The government has lost control of the borders
Net migration fails: The government has trashed the country so badly that no one wants to come here
Net migration rises: The government has lost control of the borders
Net migration fails: The government has trashed the country so badly that no one wants to come here
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Remember -
Net migration rises: The government has lost control of the borders
Net migration fails: The government has trashed the country so badly that no one wants to come here
Net migration rises: The government has lost control of the borders
Net migration fails: The government has trashed the country so badly that no one wants to come here
Inbox: "Dear Mr Mance, I read your FT piece today. Was I supposed to laugh?"
Yes, you were.
Yes, you were.
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Inbox: "Dear Mr Mance, I read your FT piece today. Was I supposed to laugh?"
Yes, you were.
Yes, you were.
THE POLICY ADDRESSES THIS ALREADY.
"Homeowners will be able to roll up the annual payments and defer them until they move house or die." www.ft.com/content/5b07...
"Homeowners will be able to roll up the annual payments and defer them until they move house or die." www.ft.com/content/5b07...
November 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
THE POLICY ADDRESSES THIS ALREADY.
"Homeowners will be able to roll up the annual payments and defer them until they move house or die." www.ft.com/content/5b07...
"Homeowners will be able to roll up the annual payments and defer them until they move house or die." www.ft.com/content/5b07...
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[blind date]
WOMAN: When I saw your photo I assumed you would be the man *holding* the fish.
FISH: [flipping and flopping about on the table] Can we talk about this later.
WOMAN: When I saw your photo I assumed you would be the man *holding* the fish.
FISH: [flipping and flopping about on the table] Can we talk about this later.
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
[blind date]
WOMAN: When I saw your photo I assumed you would be the man *holding* the fish.
FISH: [flipping and flopping about on the table] Can we talk about this later.
WOMAN: When I saw your photo I assumed you would be the man *holding* the fish.
FISH: [flipping and flopping about on the table] Can we talk about this later.
Budget sketch! www.ft.com/content/903c...
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Budget sketch! www.ft.com/content/903c...
