Henry Mance
@henrymance.ft.com
Chief features writer, Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/henry-mance
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Jon Bon Jovi: ‘Fame is a liar and a thief’
The rock legend on making peace with the critics, the business of running a band — and his history with Donald Trump
www.ft.com
I sat down with perhaps the most level-headed man in rock music, Jon Bon Jovi, to talk about Trump, tennis and his return to touring after an atrophying vocal chord put his career at risk.
this week's Lunch with the FT: www.ft.com/content/25f2...
this week's Lunch with the FT: www.ft.com/content/25f2...
Donald Trump's threat of legal action could really damage the BBC's hopes of gaining federal approval for expanding its US cable business.
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Donald Trump's threat of legal action could really damage the BBC's hopes of gaining federal approval for expanding its US cable business.
caller to Radio 5 Live:
"The CEO and the head of news are describing this as a mistake. A mistake? I once put petrol in my diesel car years ago. That was a mistake."
"The CEO and the head of news are describing this as a mistake. A mistake? I once put petrol in my diesel car years ago. That was a mistake."
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
caller to Radio 5 Live:
"The CEO and the head of news are describing this as a mistake. A mistake? I once put petrol in my diesel car years ago. That was a mistake."
"The CEO and the head of news are describing this as a mistake. A mistake? I once put petrol in my diesel car years ago. That was a mistake."
penny for Tim Davie's thoughts
Reach has apologised and will pay "substantial damages" to Bob Vylan frontman Pascal Robinson after the Manchester Evening News wrongly reported he had "performed Nazi salutes on stage" pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/new...
Manchester Evening News pays 'substantial damages' to Bob Vylan frontman
Reach to pay "substantial damages" to Bob Vylan frontman after Manchester Evening News wrongly reported he had "performed Nazi salutes on stage".
pressgazette.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
penny for Tim Davie's thoughts
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I do like how, in the bit of Prescott's memo where he criticises the BBC for editing together different parts of Trump's speech, his own quote of "what Trump actually said" is... edited together from different parts of his speech.
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I do like how, in the bit of Prescott's memo where he criticises the BBC for editing together different parts of Trump's speech, his own quote of "what Trump actually said" is... edited together from different parts of his speech.
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“The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion: The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.”
Via @amywestervelt.bsky.social in @thenation.com
Via @amywestervelt.bsky.social in @thenation.com
The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion
The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion: The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.”
Via @amywestervelt.bsky.social in @thenation.com
Via @amywestervelt.bsky.social in @thenation.com
"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."
Heart-warming story of the day on.ft.com/47Kk7dz
How this 31-year-old made $250mn in 30 months
[FREE TO READ] Christopher Eppinger kept trading Russian oil when sanctions meant others stopped
on.ft.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Heart-warming story of the day on.ft.com/47Kk7dz
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I feel like I could live with the brass neck - it is the seemingly successful way that he and others have brainwashed themselves into thinking “our crumbling justice system” has an explanation beyond “we didn’t spend enough money on it” that I can’t stand.
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I feel like I could live with the brass neck - it is the seemingly successful way that he and others have brainwashed themselves into thinking “our crumbling justice system” has an explanation beyond “we didn’t spend enough money on it” that I can’t stand.
next time probably quickest if we look for escaped prisoners in Finsbury Park first?
November 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
next time probably quickest if we look for escaped prisoners in Finsbury Park first?
The world's biggest meatpacker, JBS, claimed in its adverts: "Bacon, chicken wings and steak with net-zero emissions. It’s possible."
But it never seemed to have a plan to make this happen. So now it's paying $1.1 million to settle a false advertising case
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
But it never seemed to have a plan to make this happen. So now it's paying $1.1 million to settle a false advertising case
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
The Meat Advertising Case That Should Be Talked About at COP30
JBS’s false advertising settlement comes as Big Ag prepares to spread propaganda at the U.N. climate conference.
newrepublic.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The world's biggest meatpacker, JBS, claimed in its adverts: "Bacon, chicken wings and steak with net-zero emissions. It’s possible."
But it never seemed to have a plan to make this happen. So now it's paying $1.1 million to settle a false advertising case
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
But it never seemed to have a plan to make this happen. So now it's paying $1.1 million to settle a false advertising case
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
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“Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg" by Rei Takver for @desmog.com:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
“Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg" by Rei Takver for @desmog.com:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Brilliant investigation into Saudi Arabia's discovery that the optimal shape for a city is not a 170-kilometre straight line ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Brilliant investigation into Saudi Arabia's discovery that the optimal shape for a city is not a 170-kilometre straight line ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
Very strange interview. Whatever your opinion on the ban, it's a fact that some Maccabi Tel Aviv fans have been responsible for serious violence disorder. Yet chief exec says nothing about addressing this? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Maccabi Tel Aviv chief wants to keep football and politics apart
Maccabi Tel Aviv chief executive Jack Angelides calls for a separation between football and politics after away fans were banned from Thursday's Europa League game at Aston Villa.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Very strange interview. Whatever your opinion on the ban, it's a fact that some Maccabi Tel Aviv fans have been responsible for serious violence disorder. Yet chief exec says nothing about addressing this? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
just ate a delicious 'protein bar' with
10g protein (18% of RDA)
9g sugar (30% of RDA)
10g protein (18% of RDA)
9g sugar (30% of RDA)
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
just ate a delicious 'protein bar' with
10g protein (18% of RDA)
9g sugar (30% of RDA)
10g protein (18% of RDA)
9g sugar (30% of RDA)
next step: neon lights saying THE WHITE HOUSE
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
next step: neon lights saying THE WHITE HOUSE
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🍽️ Ready to boost your meals with beans? 🌱
Beans are a powerhouse for your health, great for the planet, and easy on your wallet! Yet, many of us aren't eating enough.
Join the movement with Veg Power and The Food Foundation to double the UK's bean intake. Share your tips below! 🍲
#OnBoardWithBeans
Beans are a powerhouse for your health, great for the planet, and easy on your wallet! Yet, many of us aren't eating enough.
Join the movement with Veg Power and The Food Foundation to double the UK's bean intake. Share your tips below! 🍲
#OnBoardWithBeans
November 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🍽️ Ready to boost your meals with beans? 🌱
Beans are a powerhouse for your health, great for the planet, and easy on your wallet! Yet, many of us aren't eating enough.
Join the movement with Veg Power and The Food Foundation to double the UK's bean intake. Share your tips below! 🍲
#OnBoardWithBeans
Beans are a powerhouse for your health, great for the planet, and easy on your wallet! Yet, many of us aren't eating enough.
Join the movement with Veg Power and The Food Foundation to double the UK's bean intake. Share your tips below! 🍲
#OnBoardWithBeans
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...
left-winger wins: BUT WILL HE DELIVER
right-winger wins: WHY ARE THE LEFT SO OUT OF TOUCH
right-winger wins: WHY ARE THE LEFT SO OUT OF TOUCH
November 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
left-winger wins: BUT WILL HE DELIVER
right-winger wins: WHY ARE THE LEFT SO OUT OF TOUCH
right-winger wins: WHY ARE THE LEFT SO OUT OF TOUCH
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This article is really great bc it's about an org everyone knows but seems so boring we forget about it (Common Crawl) and turns out they're doing something extremely shady, AND the guy in charge keeps saying the most damning things to a reporter www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The Nonprofit Doing the AI Industry’s Dirty Work
The web archive Common Crawl has been quietly funneling paywalled articles to AI companies—and lying to publishers about it.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This article is really great bc it's about an org everyone knows but seems so boring we forget about it (Common Crawl) and turns out they're doing something extremely shady, AND the guy in charge keeps saying the most damning things to a reporter www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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Whoa Rebecca Lawrence has resigned as Chief Executive of @britishlibrary.bsky.social. Sorry that this might mean more turmoil at an institution that is a critical part of UK research infrastructure
www.bl.uk/about/press/...
www.bl.uk/about/press/...
British Library Board statement
The British Library Board has announced that Rebecca Lawrence has stepped down as Chief Executive.
www.bl.uk
November 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Whoa Rebecca Lawrence has resigned as Chief Executive of @britishlibrary.bsky.social. Sorry that this might mean more turmoil at an institution that is a critical part of UK research infrastructure
www.bl.uk/about/press/...
www.bl.uk/about/press/...
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I sat down with perhaps the most level-headed man in rock music, Jon Bon Jovi, to talk about Trump, tennis and his return to touring after an atrophying vocal chord put his career at risk.
this week's Lunch with the FT: www.ft.com/content/25f2...
this week's Lunch with the FT: www.ft.com/content/25f2...
Jon Bon Jovi: ‘Fame is a liar and a thief’
The rock legend on making peace with the critics, the business of running a band — and his history with Donald Trump
www.ft.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I sat down with perhaps the most level-headed man in rock music, Jon Bon Jovi, to talk about Trump, tennis and his return to touring after an atrophying vocal chord put his career at risk.
this week's Lunch with the FT: www.ft.com/content/25f2...
this week's Lunch with the FT: www.ft.com/content/25f2...
After a video seemed to show Israeli soldiers abusing a Palestinian prisoner, Israel has... arrested the lawyer who authorised the release of the video www.ft.com/content/0456...
Israeli military’s former top lawyer arrested over leaked prisoner video
Surveillance footage showed alleged abuse of Palestinian inmate at notorious Israeli prison
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November 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
After a video seemed to show Israeli soldiers abusing a Palestinian prisoner, Israel has... arrested the lawyer who authorised the release of the video www.ft.com/content/0456...
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...