John Arlidge
@johnarlidge.bsky.social
I am a senior writer for The Times in London and freelance for other titles, including the Telegraph, Air Mail, WIRED, Wallpaper* and Spear's.
David and Victoria Beckham - the £500 million players. In this weekend's Sunday Times Rich List. www.thetimes.com/sunday-times...
They debuted in 2002 at £35m. Now Brand Beckham is worth £500m
David Beckham is the UK’s wealthiest sports star. We investigate the deals he and his wife, Victoria, made to secure promotion
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May 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
David and Victoria Beckham - the £500 million players. In this weekend's Sunday Times Rich List. www.thetimes.com/sunday-times...
Happy 30th birthday, Bicester Village. In today's Sunday Times. www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
Bicester Village at 30: what’s the secret to its success?
As the discount designer mall in Oxfordshire celebrates 30 years in business, regular visitor John Arlidge charts its rise (and rise)
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May 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Happy 30th birthday, Bicester Village. In today's Sunday Times. www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
Can a new British airline fly us into a golden age of travel? www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/...
The British ‘disruptor’ with plans to revive luxury air travel
Global Airlines will attempt to put the glamour back into aviation when it takes to the skies this month. Can it survive?
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May 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Can a new British airline fly us into a golden age of travel? www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/...
Can IKEA save Oxford Street? In today's YOU Magazine. www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/art...
Can the new £450 million Ikea flagship save Oxford Street?
With the nation's most famous shopping district in freefall, this week's opening of a £450 million flagship is a bold move for Ikea. Could it be the start of a West End revival
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April 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Can IKEA save Oxford Street? In today's YOU Magazine. www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/art...
Is fashion going out of fashion? In today's Sunday Times. www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
From riches to rags: is luxury falling out of fashion?
Amid a ‘perfect storm’ of tariffs, high prices and waning demand, everything is going wrong, everywhere, all at once, in the £1 trillion-a-year luxury industry
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April 20, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Is fashion going out of fashion? In today's Sunday Times. www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Will the devil wear Versace? In today's Sunday Times.
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Will the devil wear Versace? How Prada could revive ailing label
The two Italian brands, now part of the Prada Group, could scarcely be more different. Will patience and more bags and boots be enough to revive Versace’s fortunes?
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April 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Will the devil wear Versace? In today's Sunday Times.
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Meet the most powerful tech entrepreneur you’ve never heard of. Jensen Huang in today's Sunday Times. www.thetimes.com/culture/book...
Jensen Huang is the tech titan you need to know about
Nvidia makes superfast computer chips that are powering the AI revolution. Its boss should be as feted as Gates, Jobs and Bezos, says Stephen Witt in The Thinking Machine
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April 13, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Meet the most powerful tech entrepreneur you’ve never heard of. Jensen Huang in today's Sunday Times. www.thetimes.com/culture/book...
MONEY WALKS. The rich are fleeing Britain. Who is gaining from the gilt-edged exodus and who is losing? In today's Times. www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
The rich are leaving the UK. How much will we miss them?
The end of the non-dom tax system has seen 11,000 millionaires flee London in the past year. They will take a lot of business with them
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April 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
MONEY WALKS. The rich are fleeing Britain. Who is gaining from the gilt-edged exodus and who is losing? In today's Times. www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
Meet the most powerful woman in the car industry - in the Sunday Times. www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Move over Elon Musk: our electric cars are overtaking Tesla
BYD’s Stella Li is becoming the most powerful woman in the global car industry. But can she now crack America?
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March 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Meet the most powerful woman in the car industry - in the Sunday Times. www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
‘I was treated badly as a woman but now it’s an advantage.’ Kathryn Sargent, Britain’s first female master tailor, in today's Sunday Times STYLE. www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
Life as a woman on Savile Row: ‘I was treated badly but now it’s an advantage’
Kathryn Sargent survived the Savile Row school of hard knocks to become Britain’s first female master tailor. She tells us how she did it
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March 16, 2025 at 9:27 AM
‘I was treated badly as a woman but now it’s an advantage.’ Kathryn Sargent, Britain’s first female master tailor, in today's Sunday Times STYLE. www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
Have you been duped? Sneak peek at tomorrow's Mail on Sunday YOU Magazine www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/art...
Who's behind the new wave of designer 'rip-offs'? JOHN ARLIDGE reports
Quality dupes of high-end styles are meeting the growing demand for affordable luxury. Do they spell doom for the genuine article? John Arlidge reports
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February 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Have you been duped? Sneak peek at tomorrow's Mail on Sunday YOU Magazine www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/art...
'Saturday July 24 2:45 Try Steve Jobs. Give his mom message. Tuesday July 27 10:55 Try Steve Jobs. Busy 11:15 Steve Jobs calls. Was very rude' - One of the golden techno-nuggets in Bill Gates' memoirhttps://www.the-tls.co.uk/lives/autobiography/source-code-bill-gates-book-review-john-arlidge
Source Code: My beginnings by Bill Gates | Book review
Philip Larkin’s view of what parents do to their children might explain why “tech bros” have the ability, determination and drive needed to become global disruptors. Elon Musk’s combative relationship...
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February 20, 2025 at 6:49 AM
'Saturday July 24 2:45 Try Steve Jobs. Give his mom message. Tuesday July 27 10:55 Try Steve Jobs. Busy 11:15 Steve Jobs calls. Was very rude' - One of the golden techno-nuggets in Bill Gates' memoirhttps://www.the-tls.co.uk/lives/autobiography/source-code-bill-gates-book-review-john-arlidge
British Airways backtracks on controversial loyalty programme reforms - in today's Telegraph. www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/advic...
British Airways backtracks on controversial loyalty overhaul – here’s how to secure gold status
After an outcry, the flag carrier is making it easier to earn a coveted bronze, silver or gold card
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February 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
British Airways backtracks on controversial loyalty programme reforms - in today's Telegraph. www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/advic...
British Airways backtracks on controversial loyalty programme reforms - in today's Telegraph www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/advic...
British Airways backtracks on controversial loyalty overhaul – here’s how to secure gold status
After an outcry, the flag carrier is making it easier to earn coveted bronze, silver and gold status
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 7:37 AM
British Airways backtracks on controversial loyalty programme reforms - in today's Telegraph www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/advic...
British Airways’ new loyalty programme is a step in the right direction www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/comme...
BA’s loyalty programme shake-up will make the airline more upmarket
Ignore the keyboard warriors – making it harder to earn silver or gold frequent flyer status is the right move
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January 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
British Airways’ new loyalty programme is a step in the right direction www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/comme...
"You can never be too masculine" - Gerry McGovern, Jaguar's designer, on his new concept car. In the Sunday Times. www.thetimes.com/article/6779...
Meet the ‘odd couple’ bringing their Range Rover magic to Jaguar
Adrian Mardell and Gerry McGovern are gambling on a wild electric supercar — can they spark the big cat back to life?
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December 9, 2024 at 8:46 AM
"You can never be too masculine" - Gerry McGovern, Jaguar's designer, on his new concept car. In the Sunday Times. www.thetimes.com/article/6779...