A stately hideaway on the edge of Edinburgh
Ten miles south of Edinburgh’s Waverley Station or about 20 minutes’ drive from its airport, on the edge of the small commuter town of Penicuik (pronounced Pennycook), lies the Penicuik Estate.
‘Production first, safety later’: inside the world’s largest nickel site
“Production first, safety later,” said a worker at Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel, another Tsingshan unit operating at IMIP. An explosion at ITSS killed 21 workers last year — the worst accident ...
Labour’s hedge fund donors took low-tax option of £160mn loans
The directors of hedge fund Quadrature Capital, one of the Labour party’s largest donors, have taken £160mn in loans from the business in a move that could lead to a lower tax bill than if they ...
Transcript: Christine Lagarde interview
This is an edited transcript of a Financial Times interview with European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde. The interview took place at the ECB’s Frankfurt headquarters on the afternoon of ...
Bureau zone: how to navigate French workplace culture
Contrary to our fantasy, it is not all 35-hour weeks, long holidays and leisurely lunches (well, maybe the latter) ...
UK property worth £6bn bought using suspicious funds
Almost £6bn of suspicious funds have been channelled through companies registered in the British Overseas Territories to purchase UK properties since 2016, new analysis has revealed.
Northern Israelis weigh returning home against threat of Hizbollah
Hizbollah began firing at northern Israel last October in solidarity with Hamas after the Palestinian militant group’s devastating attack on the country’s south.
Keir Starmer to be invited to meet EU leaders in February
Sir Keir Starmer will be invited to meet EU leaders to discuss European security as Brussels seeks closer ties with the UK, in a significant post-Brexit move.
Kit McMahon, central banker, 1927-2024
As deputy governor, he helped steer the Bank of England through one of the most turbulent periods in British economic history ...
The Agency TV review — Michael Fassbender stars in slippery spy thriller
The actor plays a CIA agent who emerges from being undercover in this suspenseful series directed by Joe Wright ...
Can Slaughter and May survive London’s US invasion?
Every autumn, partners at elite British law firm Slaughter and May are invited for the “paterfamilias” — a chat with the senior partner or “father of the family” — about their performance. The ritual ...
What’s wrong with Britain’s economy? With Sam Bowman
A recent essay by Sam Bowman, co-authored with Ben Southwood and Samuel Hughes, argues that Britain has struggled over the past 15 years because it has “banned the investment in housing, transport and ...