Henry Mance
@henrymance.ft.com
Chief features writer, Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/henry-mance
As Newsmax's Chris Ruddy (a friend of Trump) told Today, "I am also very assured that, if the BBC took the case to court, they would prevail."
Trump uses silly numbers to generate headlines, when his legal position is weak. on.ft.com/49mEmjR
Trump uses silly numbers to generate headlines, when his legal position is weak. on.ft.com/49mEmjR
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
As Newsmax's Chris Ruddy (a friend of Trump) told Today, "I am also very assured that, if the BBC took the case to court, they would prevail."
Trump uses silly numbers to generate headlines, when his legal position is weak. on.ft.com/49mEmjR
Trump uses silly numbers to generate headlines, when his legal position is weak. on.ft.com/49mEmjR
A lot of the anti-BBC commentary this week has omitted to mention that:
a) Trump himself lost a defamation suit (against E. Jean Carroll)
b) Trump was fined in 2023 for bringing a frivolous claim against his political enemies on.ft.com/3XA1qnW
a) Trump himself lost a defamation suit (against E. Jean Carroll)
b) Trump was fined in 2023 for bringing a frivolous claim against his political enemies on.ft.com/3XA1qnW
November 15, 2025 at 9:34 AM
A lot of the anti-BBC commentary this week has omitted to mention that:
a) Trump himself lost a defamation suit (against E. Jean Carroll)
b) Trump was fined in 2023 for bringing a frivolous claim against his political enemies on.ft.com/3XA1qnW
a) Trump himself lost a defamation suit (against E. Jean Carroll)
b) Trump was fined in 2023 for bringing a frivolous claim against his political enemies on.ft.com/3XA1qnW
Why is it so hard to run the BBC? Is impartiality possible? Is it even what polarised viewers even want?
An essay for the Weekend FT: www.ft.com/content/7124...
An essay for the Weekend FT: www.ft.com/content/7124...
November 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Why is it so hard to run the BBC? Is impartiality possible? Is it even what polarised viewers even want?
An essay for the Weekend FT: www.ft.com/content/7124...
An essay for the Weekend FT: www.ft.com/content/7124...
congratulations to Microsoft on inventing something more annoying than Clippy
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
congratulations to Microsoft on inventing something more annoying than Clippy
"They're looking for someone with a thick skin and recent experience of flagship BBC news programming."
November 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"They're looking for someone with a thick skin and recent experience of flagship BBC news programming."
This isn't the only takeaway of Mamdani's victory, but it is the most important one www.ft.com/content/92bf...
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
This isn't the only takeaway of Mamdani's victory, but it is the most important one www.ft.com/content/92bf...
A great read on the Kinahan family.
When Brexiters say we should emulate Dubai, are they including the bit where you allow murderous drug traffickers to live freely and money-launder?
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
When Brexiters say we should emulate Dubai, are they including the bit where you allow murderous drug traffickers to live freely and money-launder?
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
November 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A great read on the Kinahan family.
When Brexiters say we should emulate Dubai, are they including the bit where you allow murderous drug traffickers to live freely and money-launder?
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
When Brexiters say we should emulate Dubai, are they including the bit where you allow murderous drug traffickers to live freely and money-launder?
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Obviously no one agrees with this list 🤣
guess you could say I am now wanted dead or alive
guess you could say I am now wanted dead or alive
November 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Obviously no one agrees with this list 🤣
guess you could say I am now wanted dead or alive
guess you could say I am now wanted dead or alive
in this week's Lunch with the FT, I try to explain what it's like meeting Jon Bon Jovi - a man who has been world famous for forty years yet still has the enthusiasm of a fan www.ft.com/content/25f2...
November 1, 2025 at 8:41 AM
in this week's Lunch with the FT, I try to explain what it's like meeting Jon Bon Jovi - a man who has been world famous for forty years yet still has the enthusiasm of a fan www.ft.com/content/25f2...
The Conservatives would not deport as many people as Idi Amin.
They would deport *more*. www.ft.com/content/9a1d...
They would deport *more*. www.ft.com/content/9a1d...
October 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The Conservatives would not deport as many people as Idi Amin.
They would deport *more*. www.ft.com/content/9a1d...
They would deport *more*. www.ft.com/content/9a1d...
Patriotism is loving your country all the time
Nationalism is loving your country until the next election
Nationalism is loving your country until the next election
October 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Patriotism is loving your country all the time
Nationalism is loving your country until the next election
Nationalism is loving your country until the next election
pretty crazy contrast between MPs' dithering over fixing Westminster (to save their lives) and Trump just bulldozing past of the White House (to add a ballroom)
October 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
pretty crazy contrast between MPs' dithering over fixing Westminster (to save their lives) and Trump just bulldozing past of the White House (to add a ballroom)
This is a lovely idea - The Toy Project (a charity) is selling second-hand plushies at Selfridges, in new artistic boxes. Proceeds go to help vulnerable children.
We throw away so many toys. Nice to reclaim some of them!
We throw away so many toys. Nice to reclaim some of them!
October 21, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This is a lovely idea - The Toy Project (a charity) is selling second-hand plushies at Selfridges, in new artistic boxes. Proceeds go to help vulnerable children.
We throw away so many toys. Nice to reclaim some of them!
We throw away so many toys. Nice to reclaim some of them!
interesting divergence in sales of oat milk etc.
my best explanation is that Europeans still care about climate change, while Americans now want to guzzle protein www.ft.com/content/7f8f...
my best explanation is that Europeans still care about climate change, while Americans now want to guzzle protein www.ft.com/content/7f8f...
October 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
interesting divergence in sales of oat milk etc.
my best explanation is that Europeans still care about climate change, while Americans now want to guzzle protein www.ft.com/content/7f8f...
my best explanation is that Europeans still care about climate change, while Americans now want to guzzle protein www.ft.com/content/7f8f...
French police have released CCTV of the suspect in the Louvre robbery
October 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
French police have released CCTV of the suspect in the Louvre robbery
Meanwhile...
Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia www.ft.com/content/7960...
Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia www.ft.com/content/7960...
October 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Meanwhile...
Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia www.ft.com/content/7960...
Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia www.ft.com/content/7960...
The embarrassment of not even being able to spell Colombia.
October 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The embarrassment of not even being able to spell Colombia.
The joy of print newspapers, according to @chrislhayes.bsky.social
(the FT Weekend is even better, obviously)
(the FT Weekend is even better, obviously)
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The joy of print newspapers, according to @chrislhayes.bsky.social
(the FT Weekend is even better, obviously)
(the FT Weekend is even better, obviously)
This comment deserves a response:
a) Hunting and gathering is not unsustainable for the Kayapó and other tribes (who were once far more numerous).
b) It also helps to sustain the rest of us, because otherwise the Amazon would've been cut down by loggers and ranchers. www.ft.com/content/58e1...
a) Hunting and gathering is not unsustainable for the Kayapó and other tribes (who were once far more numerous).
b) It also helps to sustain the rest of us, because otherwise the Amazon would've been cut down by loggers and ranchers. www.ft.com/content/58e1...
October 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This comment deserves a response:
a) Hunting and gathering is not unsustainable for the Kayapó and other tribes (who were once far more numerous).
b) It also helps to sustain the rest of us, because otherwise the Amazon would've been cut down by loggers and ranchers. www.ft.com/content/58e1...
a) Hunting and gathering is not unsustainable for the Kayapó and other tribes (who were once far more numerous).
b) It also helps to sustain the rest of us, because otherwise the Amazon would've been cut down by loggers and ranchers. www.ft.com/content/58e1...
Lunch with the FT: Chief Raoni www.ft.com/content/58e1...
October 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Lunch with the FT: Chief Raoni www.ft.com/content/58e1...
In 1978, Marlon Brando narrated a documentary called Raoni about a Brazilian tribe fighting for their rights to land in the face of deforestation.
This week I met Raoni. He is still fighting for the forest: on.ft.com/4nVFa3F
This week I met Raoni. He is still fighting for the forest: on.ft.com/4nVFa3F
October 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
In 1978, Marlon Brando narrated a documentary called Raoni about a Brazilian tribe fighting for their rights to land in the face of deforestation.
This week I met Raoni. He is still fighting for the forest: on.ft.com/4nVFa3F
This week I met Raoni. He is still fighting for the forest: on.ft.com/4nVFa3F
Watch this video.
"it was Maccabi [Tel Aviv] fans attacking Amsterdam citizens and starting a riot... Maccabi fans were seen picking up metal poles"
These guys will not be missed on our streets.
www.theguardian.com/world/video/...
"it was Maccabi [Tel Aviv] fans attacking Amsterdam citizens and starting a riot... Maccabi fans were seen picking up metal poles"
These guys will not be missed on our streets.
www.theguardian.com/world/video/...
October 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Watch this video.
"it was Maccabi [Tel Aviv] fans attacking Amsterdam citizens and starting a riot... Maccabi fans were seen picking up metal poles"
These guys will not be missed on our streets.
www.theguardian.com/world/video/...
"it was Maccabi [Tel Aviv] fans attacking Amsterdam citizens and starting a riot... Maccabi fans were seen picking up metal poles"
These guys will not be missed on our streets.
www.theguardian.com/world/video/...