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Chief features writer, Financial Times. I write the fortnightly Henry Mance Interview. I also wrote a book, How to Love Animals. henry.mance@ft.com
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Articles by Henry Mance
No restaurant should be too posh to serve tap water
In modern life, we are surrounded by silly, overpriced purchases: electronics, pet accessories, the Chelsea squad.
Is Britain ready for US-style religious politics?
For James Orr, western civilisation has sown “the seeds of its own demise”. It has become unmoored from its traditions.
The slow death of the English boarding school
The first thing you notice about Rendcomb College is the setting: a huge mansion in a beautiful 230-acre Cotswolds estate.
The irrepressible Nigel Farage
Now I don’t plan to drink today. I don’t want to drink today.
Hereditary peer Lord Mancroft: ‘They don’t care about fox hunting. It’s about us’
Early in our meal, Lord Benjamin Mancroft makes things quite simple.
Did Britain need to strike the Chagos deal?
In 1808, Britain and France were at war in Europe and beyond. Napoleon’s navy was capturing British merchants on their way from India.
The royal crisis of un-prince Andrew
The good news for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is that the most famous photo of him is no longer the one with Virginia Giuffre.
Jeremy Bowen de la BBC, un testigo de la guerra de Medio Oriente- Grupo Milenio
En sus inicios como reportero de la BBC, Jeremy Bowen se enfrentó a un obstáculo inesperado: su propio pelo. Carecía del decoro que la emisora nacional británica esperaba; su bigote también causó desaprobación. Tras informar sobre el asesinato del primer ministro israelí Yitzhak Rabin en 1995, sus jefes le dijeron que, una vez más, su apariencia era “una desgracia”. La solución inmediata fue gel y una liga para el pelo: es uno de los pocos hombres cuya carrera se benefició de una cola de caballo.
BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen: ‘I do this to tell people what the hell is happening’
In his early days as a BBC reporter, Jeremy Bowen faced an unexpected obstacle: his own hair.
Yes Minister update I’m Sorry, Prime Minister shows that politics may be beyond a joke
British politics is so absurd that sometimes only TV satire seems to capture it.
Bonfire of the Murdochs — the rise of one of our age’s most powerful plutocrats
Estrangements between famous fathers and their children are constantly in the news: King Charles and Prince Harry, David and Brooklyn...
Adapt, shrink or die: the global crisis in humanitarian aid
Only a few of the world’s capital cities do not have a functioning airport. For nearly three years, Khartoum in Sudan has been one of them.
From bored of peace to the Board of Peace
Say what you like about Donald Trump, but the man has devoted much of his career to world peace.
How to speak Davosian - for beginners Original
Do you speak Davosian? Keystone / Fabrice Coffrini Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Share Switzerland has four official languages, but regular visitors to Davos have mastered a fifth: a form of English that is rich in possibility, ambition and occasional wisdom.
How to speak Davosian — for beginners
Switzerland has four official languages, but regular visitors to Davos have mastered a fifth: a form of English that is rich in...
VAR is making football fans more and more miserable
Here’s some good news about the world in 2026: football refereeing is more accurate than ever.
Can ChatGPT help with a midlife crisis?
This year, along with many other white-collar employees, I was given access to generative AI and encouraged to explore its genius.
Meet Portugal’s newest retirees: elephants
Kariba is an elephant. She is also a guinea pig.
Reeves’ fiscal ‘smorgasbord’ was a dish best served early
Sometimes things happen too quickly. England cricketers lost the first Ashes Test match within two days.
Why is it so difficult to run the BBC?
In the pantheon of BBC resignations, Greg Dyke still occupies the highest — or rather the lowest — point.
The Netty: Oxford’s new micro-hotel — in a former public toilet
What’s the buzz? Have you ever fallen asleep in a toilet? Now you can do so in style.
Bon Jovi, prepara su regreso a los escenarios tras una cirugía vocal- Grupo Milenio
Suena mi teléfono. La noticia pasó del círculo íntimo al externo; ahora el círculo externo puede compartirla conmigo: Jon Bon Joviva adelantado a lo programado. Un rato después, el teléfono vuelve a sonar: va aún más adelantado. Por supuesto que sí. Si la imagen que tienes de una estrella del rock es la de un adolescente inmaduro al que hay que despertar en su hotel, Bon Jovi hará que cambies de opinión.
Jon Bon Jovi: ‘Fame is a liar and a thief’
My phone rings.
Chief Raoni: ‘The Amazon is our biggest chance to keep living on this Earth’
There is almost nowhere in the world that looks like the Amazon rainforest, and there is almost no one who looks like its most famous son.
How polarised is Britain?
Some people say that real socialism has never been tried. Not the Daily Mail.
Enshittification by Cory Doctorow — a manifesto for fixing the internet
“The internet is getting worse, fast,” says Cory Doctorow at the start of this book, a broadside against the world’s biggest technology...
How the Israeli-Palestinian Ripples Collective aims to ‘humanise the other side’
Recently the Israeli musician Noam Enbar tried to make a playlist of modern songs in both Arabic and Hebrew.
David Nott. Rischi calcolati
Pochi giorni prima d’incontrarlo per pranzare insieme, David Nott era a Charkiv, in Ucraina, a curare le vittime degli attacchi dei droni russi. Dopo il nostro incontro è andato in Cisgiordania a insegnare ai medici a suturare vasi sanguigni e viscere. Il lavoro di Nott come chirurgo in zone di conflitto probabilmente ha salvato migliaia di vite. Molti lo definiscono un eroe. Ma l’uomo che sto per incontrare non ha un aspetto da star.
Jack Thorne on The Hack and how ‘journalism lost the public’s trust’
Rupert Murdoch probably thought that people had stopped talking about phone hacking for good.
Your phone gets stolen. Your crypto may be next
Christian d’Ippolito was near Old Street roundabout in the early morning, heading home after a night out.
Stephen Graham, the ‘Adolescence’ star who became a voice of the young
Last Saturday Elon Musk beamed into London to support a far-right, anti-immigration march, telling protesters that “violence is coming”.
Do rivers and whales have legal rights?
The Mar Menor, in south-east Spain, is Europe’s biggest saltwater lagoon. But in 2016 it earned a different title: “the green soup”.
Trump and Murdoch, kings of shamelessness
You can say one thing about Jeffrey Epstein’s friends: they weren’t exactly discreet.
‘Clickbait for people on toilets’: how The Paper mocks modern journalism
Journalism is portrayed on screen in one of two basic ways: a heroic calling (The Newsroom, Spotlight) or a villainous conspiracy...
The Jury: Murder Trial is gripping television, but what does it tell us about the legal system?
All reality shows can claim to perform a public service.
Why the vegans lost
A few weeks ago, I sat next to a former England footballer at lunch. She had suffered a serious ankle injury in her early thirties.
Heirs & Graces — an enthralling chronicle of the British aristocracy
What should we make of British aristocrats? Once their status and fortunes inspired instinctive respect.
Why learn French when your phone can do it for you?
Terry Lamb taught foreign languages in Britain for several decades.
The art of charisma
In 2013 a hospital in Birmingham, UK, hired workers to help with a Christmas fundraising campaign.
War zone surgeon David Nott: ‘Life is all about taking calculated risks’
A few days before I meet David Nott for lunch, he is in Kharkiv, operating on victims of Russian drone strikes.
The BBC dropped ‘Gaza: Doctors Under Attack’ but its images will stay with you
This is the documentary that the BBC didn’t want viewers to see — or, to be more precise, didn’t want them to see on its channels.
Tennis players battle status quo in off court power play
Ask a tennis fan who will dominate the sport’s future, and they might point to the current world number ones Jannik Sinner and Aryna...
The sports helping executives stay at the top of their game
UPDATED Jun 16, 2025, 05:00 PM
The sports helping executives stay at the top of their game
The idea that the business world can learn from sports is old and convenient. It means company away days can be filled with fun activities.
Beauty entrepreneur Trinny Woodall: ‘Age is irrelevant, it’s about the energy you bring’
The premise of Lunch with the FT is that you are what you eat, or at least how you eat it.
David Attenborough shows an angry and political side in new film Ocean
David Attenborough has just turned 99.
Will train WiFi ever work?
Travelling on a high-speed European train recently, I achieved a life goal: I successfully logged on to the WiFi. For a few blissful...
The great regenerator: how Nigel Farage keeps bouncing back
Barely a year ago, Nigel Farage appeared willing to stay on the sidelines of British politics. “Do I want to be an MP?
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