Henry Mance
@henrymance.ft.com
Chief features writer, Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/henry-mance
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I think this is the most important article I've written for a while: a trip to Sudan to report on the UN's refugee agency.
Battered by Trump's cuts and western retreat, can humanitarianism survive?
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Battered by Trump's cuts and western retreat, can humanitarianism survive?
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Jesus Christ. Reports that more than 300 inmates have died in Shala prison in Darfur in the last two months. www.middleeasteye.net/news/hundred...
Hundreds dead in RSF-run prison in Sudan's North Darfur
At least 9,000 civilians said to be in Shala prison, southwest of el-Fasher, where cholera has broken out
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February 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Jesus Christ. Reports that more than 300 inmates have died in Shala prison in Darfur in the last two months. www.middleeasteye.net/news/hundred...
think I'm correct in saying that constitutionally you can't change prime minister during a Winter Olympics
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 PM
think I'm correct in saying that constitutionally you can't change prime minister during a Winter Olympics
had no idea Tim Allen was advising Keir Starmer. in retrospect he hasn't done a film for ages
February 9, 2026 at 11:08 AM
had no idea Tim Allen was advising Keir Starmer. in retrospect he hasn't done a film for ages
nature ❤️
I discovered a new vantage point for the murmuration in Limerick and the starlings put on a great show this evening.
February 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
nature ❤️
free speech latest
February 6, 2026 at 4:07 PM
free speech latest
Worth saying that the Obamas have always behaved with impeccable class.
February 6, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Worth saying that the Obamas have always behaved with impeccable class.
"The British Olympic Association... is understood to be relaxed that Kenworthy has given a personal opinion on a subject that sits outside the Games." www.thetimes.com/sport/winter...
GB skier avoids censure for writing ‘F*** ice’ in snow ‘with urine’
Gus Kenworthy, whose Instagram account boasts 1.2million followers, will not face disciplinary action for message about US immigration officials
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February 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
"The British Olympic Association... is understood to be relaxed that Kenworthy has given a personal opinion on a subject that sits outside the Games." www.thetimes.com/sport/winter...
The problem is that the opponents to the repairs to parliamentary refit
a) complain costs too much
b) say that MPs should stay in Westminster during the works (which will dramatically increase costs)
Doesn't feel like a grown-up debate
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a) complain costs too much
b) say that MPs should stay in Westminster during the works (which will dramatically increase costs)
Doesn't feel like a grown-up debate
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Do think people need to appreciate that it’s not merely a “do some expensive repairs to stop it falling down” job, but a “spending tens of billions to build a new improved giant temple” job
I'm sorry but it's ridiculous that the taxpayer is being asked to fund up to £40 billion pounds for urgent works to 'save Parliament burning down', which also yknow features Essential Improvements such as a brand new underground visitors centre
February 6, 2026 at 9:44 AM
The problem is that the opponents to the repairs to parliamentary refit
a) complain costs too much
b) say that MPs should stay in Westminster during the works (which will dramatically increase costs)
Doesn't feel like a grown-up debate
www.ft.com/content/7fca...
a) complain costs too much
b) say that MPs should stay in Westminster during the works (which will dramatically increase costs)
Doesn't feel like a grown-up debate
www.ft.com/content/7fca...
Looking forward to reading Bruce Friedrich's new book Meat. He knows a huge amount about the food system, and how we can move to eating less meat www.theguardian.com/environment/...
February 5, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Looking forward to reading Bruce Friedrich's new book Meat. He knows a huge amount about the food system, and how we can move to eating less meat www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I reviewed Gabriel Sherman's Bonfire of the Murdochs - a concise and damning account of the Murdoch family
(Nice picture 😉) www.ft.com/content/c3ed...
(Nice picture 😉) www.ft.com/content/c3ed...
Bonfire of the Murdochs — the rise of one of our age’s most powerful plutocrats
Gabriel Sherman’s rollercoaster account exposes the ruthless building of a ‘Succession’-like dynasty and media empire
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February 5, 2026 at 9:26 AM
I reviewed Gabriel Sherman's Bonfire of the Murdochs - a concise and damning account of the Murdoch family
(Nice picture 😉) www.ft.com/content/c3ed...
(Nice picture 😉) www.ft.com/content/c3ed...
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RFK Jr. Questions Efficacy Of Skin https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-questions-efficacy-of-skin/
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
RFK Jr. Questions Efficacy Of Skin https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-questions-efficacy-of-skin/
The perfect newspaper proprietor: someone who finds it difficult to give away money fast enough.
MacKenzie Scott has the chance to do the funniest thing right now.
February 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
The perfect newspaper proprietor: someone who finds it difficult to give away money fast enough.
Juries - you never can tell. www.ft.com/content/f9ea...
Six Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary
Defendants had been accused of attacking UK site of Israeli defence company Elbit Systems
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February 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Juries - you never can tell. www.ft.com/content/f9ea...
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The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody
WaPo also closing Books section and downsizing International and Metro sections
February 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody
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In the most important news today, @nigella.bsky.social is joining @ftweekend.com as a food and drink columnist! She joins @harrietfl.ft.com's shock and awe roster of @marinaoloughlin.bsky.social @jayrayner1.bsky.social, Tim Hayward and Jancis Robinson aboutus.ft.com/press_releas...
February 4, 2026 at 10:01 AM
In the most important news today, @nigella.bsky.social is joining @ftweekend.com as a food and drink columnist! She joins @harrietfl.ft.com's shock and awe roster of @marinaoloughlin.bsky.social @jayrayner1.bsky.social, Tim Hayward and Jancis Robinson aboutus.ft.com/press_releas...
people are very quick to overlook Epstein's championing of young osteopaths
February 3, 2026 at 9:59 AM
people are very quick to overlook Epstein's championing of young osteopaths
"And how long have you felt these symptoms."
"Ooh, about 108 years?"
"Ooh, about 108 years?"
February 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"And how long have you felt these symptoms."
"Ooh, about 108 years?"
"Ooh, about 108 years?"
The Epstein files definitively prove how much boomers will put on email.
February 2, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The Epstein files definitively prove how much boomers will put on email.
Best, Most Original Idea Man’s Ever Had Returns 114,000 Google Search Results theonion.com/best-most-or...
Best, Most Original Idea Man’s Ever Had Returns 114,000 Google Search Results
CENTRALIA, PA—After excitedly sitting down at his computer this morning, local man Joshua Liptak discovered that the all-time best, most original idea he has ever conceived of returned upwards of 114,...
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February 2, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Best, Most Original Idea Man’s Ever Had Returns 114,000 Google Search Results theonion.com/best-most-or...
Trump calling the Grammys "virtually unwatchable" = Trump watched the whole thing
Donald Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah for telling jokes at the Grammy Awards. I'm sure the self-declared free speech absolutists will be rushing to Noah's defence at any moment.
February 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Trump calling the Grammys "virtually unwatchable" = Trump watched the whole thing
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BREAKING on ft website:
Lord Peter Mandelson leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans
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Lord Peter Mandelson leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans
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Mandelson leaked sensitive UK government tax plans to Epstein
Former ambassador forwarded memo from special adviser to Gordon Brown to late sex offender in 2009
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February 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM
BREAKING on ft website:
Lord Peter Mandelson leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans
www.ft.com/content/fdf7...
Lord Peter Mandelson leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans
www.ft.com/content/fdf7...
One thing about Bad Bunny's anti-ICE speech is how he seems... nervous? Resembles a very likeable groom at a wedding, rather than one of the biggest music stars on the planet
February 2, 2026 at 11:15 AM
One thing about Bad Bunny's anti-ICE speech is how he seems... nervous? Resembles a very likeable groom at a wedding, rather than one of the biggest music stars on the planet
The way that Apple Airpods emit a genuinely painful bleep when the battery goes below 20% is insane.
Which engineer decided that battery life mattered more than our eardrums?!
Which engineer decided that battery life mattered more than our eardrums?!
February 2, 2026 at 10:36 AM
The way that Apple Airpods emit a genuinely painful bleep when the battery goes below 20% is insane.
Which engineer decided that battery life mattered more than our eardrums?!
Which engineer decided that battery life mattered more than our eardrums?!