Richard III Person in the news Feb 8, 2013

Richard III, a king in Machiavellian mode

The twisted cynic of literary legend is still irresistible five centuries on

The A-List

Regime change has left a trail of destruction remarkable in its scale, duration and futility
– Jeffrey Sachs
UK chancellor’s speech contained sensible plans for change but nowhere did the word ‘capital’ appear
– Philipp Hildebrand
Instead of telling others what they should do, the EU should decide what it wants to do and pay for it wherever it is needed
– Jean Pisani-Ferry
John Gapper from COLUMNISTS Feb 8, 2013

Wave of money eludes the real economy

The spate of dealmaking contrasts oddly with sluggish economies and risk-averse banks

OPINION Feb 8, 2013

London unites the world but splits the UK

The capital’s property market is a national challenge, writes Jim O’Neill

OPINION Feb 8, 2013

Huhne case highlights the end of privacy

It might be wise to pause before pressing the send button, writes Julian Baggini

Undercover Economist from OPINION Feb 8, 2013

A terrific windfall for the big spenders

Kuwait’s debt plan illustrates oil’s mixed blessings, says Tim Harford

Christopher Caldwell from COLUMNISTS Feb 8, 2013

Drone policy: naive but not illegal

The US is killing suspected terrorists, not people on their lunch breaks in Tuscaloosa

FT Editorial
An illustration of a weathervane by Shonagh Rae ©Shonagh Rae Gillian Tett from LIFE & ARTS Feb 8, 2013

Go west, east, north or south, young man

Big macroeconomic stories are now creating millions of little tales of microeconomic change

John Hopkins OBITUARIES Feb 8, 2013

John Hopkins, Olympic park cultivator

Landscape designer who resisted pressure to create an icon of design for London 2012

Hugh Young Markets Insight from PERSONAL FINANCE Feb 8, 2013

Snakes and ladders for China investors

There are better ways to play China’s growth story

Castro & Chavez ©Reuters Global Insight from WORLD Feb 8, 2013

In Castro, a glimpse of Chávez’s future

The leaders of Cuba and Venezuela may be fading, but their charisma means their regimes endure