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Henry Mance

Chief features writer

Henry Mance is the FT's chief features writer. He writes features for the FT Weekend, and The Henry Mance Interview with leading figures, which appears every other Monday. He was previously a political correspondent and the FT's media correspondent. He is a past winner of Interviewer of the Year at the Press Awards, and the author of the book How to Love Animals and Protect our Planet.

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  • Monday, 26 February, 2024
    InterviewThe Henry Mance Interview
    ‘We cannot be an instrument of government’: BBC chair asks ministers to back off

    Elan Closs Stephens says diminishing institutions such as the public broadcaster weakens the fabric of the state

    1 hour ago
    Dame Elan Closs Stephens
  • Wednesday, 14 February, 2024
    FT Globetrotter
    Epicurean escapes: Alain Ducasse and Daniel Humm’s transatlantic adventure

    Two of the world’s leading chefs have joined forces to craft a plant-based feast for their respective restaurants in Paris and New York

    The chefs Alain Ducasse and Daniel Humm talking in a kitchen
  • Monday, 12 February, 2024
    The Henry Mance Interview
    A chatbot that imitates the dead. Is it a good idea?

    Jason Rohrer’s AI tool can simulate conversations with anyone. He argues users should decide how far to push it

    Black and white portrait of Jason Rohrer
  • Saturday, 3 February, 2024
    UK general election
    Enough Tory gerrymandering — it’s checkmate for Sunak

    Even giving expat Brits the vote will not save the party from certain election defeat

    Rishi Sunak is shown a 3D printed chess set during a visit to the Friendship Technology Preparatory High School during his visit to Washington DC in the US last year
  • Monday, 29 January, 2024
    The Henry Mance Interview
    Birth rates are falling in the Nordics. Are family-friendly policies no longer enough?

    Finnish demographer Anna Rotkirch assesses how young people view having children and suggests we may need a societal rethink

    A middle-aged woman stands with her hands on her hips
  • Thursday, 25 January, 2024
    Special ReportSustainable Food and Agriculture
    Denmark leads the way in incentivising low-meat diets

    Policy carrots have kept livestock farmers sweet so far — but sticks may yet be needed

    Woman protesting against cruelty to animals and eating meat with sign saying “Stop Killing Animals”
  • Saturday, 20 January, 2024
    Life & Arts
    Don’t be tricked by ‘The Traitors’

    The BBC reality show is topping the ratings — and has all the sophistication of monkeys throwing darts at a board

    Shot from above, people in cloaks huddle conspiratorily around a table
  • Monday, 15 January, 2024
    The Henry Mance Interview
    Joseph Nye: ‘You can coerce by economic means’

    Harvard professor who coined term ‘soft power’ says turmoil facing US and college where he works was worse in the 1960s

    Joseph Nye
  • Wednesday, 10 January, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    The scramble for a new EU leader

    Charles Michel stepping down could mean Viktor Orbán might snag the EU’s top job

  • Tuesday, 9 January, 2024
    News in-depthPost Office scandal
    How a Post Office drama galvanised Britain

    TV series sparks outrage over miscarriage of justice, forcing politicians to take action in sub-postmaster scandal

    Still from Mr Bates vs the Post Office
  • Tuesday, 9 January, 2024
    ReviewNon-Fiction
    The Tame and the Wild — Henry Mance on understanding animals differently

    Marcy Norton takes a fascinating look at how animals were treated as thinking, feeling beings in many pre-colonial societies

  • Thursday, 4 January, 2024
    FT SeriesTen ways to feel good in 2024
    Tim Spector and the cult of Zoe

    An interview with the man who gamified eating

    Tim Spector in his north London home
  • Monday, 1 January, 2024
    The Henry Mance Interview
    How can you manage your time in 2024? Oliver Burkeman has thoughts

    Author of ‘Four Thousand Weeks’ says the first step is to realise you can’t do everything

    Oliver Burkeman
  • Friday, 29 December, 2023
    InterviewLunch with the FT
    Kristin Scott Thomas: ‘I suppose I’ve always been quite pro-conflict’

    The screen star on embracing imperfection, directing her first film — and why she never wanted to be ‘top, top, top’

  • Monday, 18 December, 2023
    The Henry Mance Interview
    UN aid chief Martin Griffiths: ‘The war in Gaza isn’t halfway through’

    Official describes ‘worst ever’ humanitarian crisis as challenges mount for relief efforts

    Black and white portrait of Martin Griffiths
  • Friday, 15 December, 2023
    Life & Arts
    In defence of round robins

    They may be boring or boastful, but the much-mocked Christmas missives help relationships survive modern life

    Illustration of a woman, wearing a Santa hat, sitting at a table and using a typewriter
  • Monday, 4 December, 2023
    The Henry Mance Interview
    Friederike Otto: ‘The climate backlash is the last attempt by those who don’t want change’

    Scientist uses detailed modelling to alter public perception of extreme weather

  • Friday, 1 December, 2023
    InterviewLunch with the FT
    Celebrity lawyer David Sherborne: ‘I regard myself as on the side of the angels’

    The barrister on acting for Johnny Depp and Prince Harry, his battle over phone hacking — and why the super-famous are human beings too

  • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
    Special ReportManaging Climate Change
    Litigation proves limited in curbing Big Oil emissions

    Campaigners fear effect on climate of cases dragging on for years, though energy groups risk complacency, analysts warn

    Campaigners in the Netherlands protesting against Shell, holding up banners
  • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
    Feature
    The Henry Mance Interview
  • Monday, 20 November, 2023
    The Henry Mance Interview
    Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier: ‘The EU is not the same one the UK left’

    French politician says British ministers did not know the consequences of leaving the bloc

    Michel Barnier
  • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
    Work WatchOffice life
    Office recycling bins turn us into monsters

    There are psychological reasons why people fail to do this basic task at work

    FT montage of flames coming out of a recycling bin
  • Monday, 6 November, 2023
    The Henry Mance Interview
    Philosopher Susan Neiman: ‘I hate the words pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian. I’m pro-peace’

    American commentator criticises tribalist politics and pushes for Jewish universalism

    Philosopher Susan Neiman
  • Saturday, 4 November, 2023
    The Weekend Essay
    Trouble at English National Opera — will the drama ever end?

    Squeezed budgets, stormy resignations and a forced move out of London have left the company in a fight for artistic survival

    A woman in red dress stands singing in front of red curtains, one arm outstretched
  • Monday, 16 October, 2023
    Behind the Money podcast41 min listen
    Bonus: Michael Lewis on FTX & Sam Bankman-Fried

    Hear a live recording from the FT Due Diligence Forum

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