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Welbeck’s doctors are building the new Harley Street
Welbeck’s doctors are building the new Harley Street
Why is the right so fascinated with fantasy literature?
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Politics myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni founded a conservative political conference named for a hero of a 1979 bestselling fantasy novel, used to cosplay as a hobbit, and in 2023 had a museum exhibition commissioned about JRR … Read more
An inauspicious anniversary for Labour
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In an alternative universe, Britain’s Labour government might this week have been celebrating a year in office during which it had translated its whopping majority into a string of reforms in its quest to rekindle … Read more
Silver, the precious metal ready to outshine gold
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s not just gold that glistens. Slightly poorer sibling silver is enjoying a similarly stellar run as wars and geopolitical vicissitudes drive investors into safe havens. Both precious metals are up around a fifth so … Read more
Venice is still in peril — this time from the Bezos wedding
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is author of ‘Daughter of the Sun’ When the water reached 150cm, I started texting my friends. Are you OK? What’s happening? It was winter 2019 and Venice was flooding in a way … Read more
Private equity’s big tax perk is the one that got away — again
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Running to about 1,000 pages, the US tax package known as the “big beautiful bill” covers a bewildering array of topics. Yet one tweak that ought to have been included wasn’t: the “carried … Read more
Dressing up or giving up? The heatwave trials of commuter clothing
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Perhaps it was the fact that the midday heat one day this month actually dissolved the glue keeping my sandals together. I hobbled from Tube to office nonetheless, but they may be toast. Or it … Read more
Meta and private credit
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters … Read more
The Iran threat will haunt the Gulf for years
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The writer is director of regional security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies It is hard to miss the optimism and euphoria in Tel Aviv, Washington and not a few western capitals. The … Read more