Henry Mance
@henrymance.ft.com
UK news editor, Financial Times. I write some of the headlines. I also wrote a book, How to Love Animals. https://www.ft.com/henry-mance
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Henry Mance
@henrymance.ft.com
· Jun 13
FIFA's Gianni Infantino speaks many languages but feels sadly misunderstood.
So I'm pleased to present some translations of his deepest thoughts as.ft.com/r/67bb6b41-6...
So I'm pleased to present some translations of his deepest thoughts as.ft.com/r/67bb6b41-6...
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Reposted by Henry Mance
FACTCHECK: UK Conservatives double the ‘cost of net-zero’ after spreadsheet blunder
The Tory "Right Way" booklet makes an erroneous claim about the cost of cutting emissions, possibly taken from a Jan26 thinktank report, and deffo the most idiotic error I've seen for a while 🧵
The Tory "Right Way" booklet makes an erroneous claim about the cost of cutting emissions, possibly taken from a Jan26 thinktank report, and deffo the most idiotic error I've seen for a while 🧵
October 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
FACTCHECK: UK Conservatives double the ‘cost of net-zero’ after spreadsheet blunder
The Tory "Right Way" booklet makes an erroneous claim about the cost of cutting emissions, possibly taken from a Jan26 thinktank report, and deffo the most idiotic error I've seen for a while 🧵
The Tory "Right Way" booklet makes an erroneous claim about the cost of cutting emissions, possibly taken from a Jan26 thinktank report, and deffo the most idiotic error I've seen for a while 🧵
You're abolsitely right--my last answer was *misleading*. as.ft.com/r/0ea04572-d...
OpenAI annualised revenues $20bn less than previously signalled
AI group recently told investors the critical figure was approaching $50bn in September, far less than the $70bn that was widely reported
as.ft.com
October 8, 2026 at 7:47 PM
You're abolsitely right--my last answer was *misleading*. as.ft.com/r/0ea04572-d...
Rough times for Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, who since being taken into US custody appears to have undergone breast enhancement
October 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Rough times for Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, who since being taken into US custody appears to have undergone breast enhancement
X is always worse than you think
October 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
X is always worse than you think
Larry the Cat, Gunnersaurus, the Daily Mirror chicken, and Claudia Winkleman's fringe
Bank of England reveals the four animals to feature on banknotes
Bank of England reveals the four animals to feature on banknotes
The decision comes after nearly half a million people cast their votes from a shortlist of 18 creatures.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 8, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Larry the Cat, Gunnersaurus, the Daily Mirror chicken, and Claudia Winkleman's fringe
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How sheepish is Europe? This map shows the distribution of sheep across Europe. Source: buff.ly/dSfHDOe
October 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM
How sheepish is Europe? This map shows the distribution of sheep across Europe. Source: buff.ly/dSfHDOe
If there is no inheritance tax on family homes, does that incentivise old people never to downsize?
October 7, 2026 at 11:46 AM
If there is no inheritance tax on family homes, does that incentivise old people never to downsize?
as.ft.com/r/63034ed0-d... FT exclusive: HMRC opened probe into Man City’s tax affairs in 2018
HMRC opened probe into Man City’s tax affairs in 2018
Investigation into whether English football club was underpaying tax began after its internal emails were leaked
as.ft.com
October 7, 2026 at 9:56 AM
as.ft.com/r/63034ed0-d... FT exclusive: HMRC opened probe into Man City’s tax affairs in 2018
new 'That is a disgrace' gif just dropped
Conservative Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith
Waves his hands around trying to get Conservatives to clap
Waves his hands around trying to get Conservatives to clap
October 5, 2026 at 8:23 PM
new 'That is a disgrace' gif just dropped
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A climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention.
Just out — my long read on European governments waking up to the threat of a possible collapse of the AMOC, the ocean currents that keep our continent's climate mild:
www.politico.eu/article/clim...
Just out — my long read on European governments waking up to the threat of a possible collapse of the AMOC, the ocean currents that keep our continent's climate mild:
www.politico.eu/article/clim...
A climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention.
A slowdown of ocean currents that would disrupt life on the continent on an unthinkable scale.
www.politico.eu
October 5, 2026 at 8:15 AM
A climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention.
Just out — my long read on European governments waking up to the threat of a possible collapse of the AMOC, the ocean currents that keep our continent's climate mild:
www.politico.eu/article/clim...
Just out — my long read on European governments waking up to the threat of a possible collapse of the AMOC, the ocean currents that keep our continent's climate mild:
www.politico.eu/article/clim...
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Robert Jenrick’s handling of donations to his failed 2024 Tory leadership campaign has come under fresh scrutiny, after the UK donor at the centre of the row claimed that the politician and his senior campaign staff knew about the involvement of an overseas donor.
www.ft.com/content/38a5...
www.ft.com/content/38a5...
Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick faces fresh accusation from campaign donor
British businessman Phillip Ullmann says the politician was aware of his relationship with potentially illicit US donor
www.ft.com
October 5, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Robert Jenrick’s handling of donations to his failed 2024 Tory leadership campaign has come under fresh scrutiny, after the UK donor at the centre of the row claimed that the politician and his senior campaign staff knew about the involvement of an overseas donor.
www.ft.com/content/38a5...
www.ft.com/content/38a5...
founder member of the new Abu Dhabi Premier League?
October 4, 2026 at 6:28 PM
founder member of the new Abu Dhabi Premier League?
More than 20 NHS trusts in England have stopped using Palantir’s waiting list tools, according to FT analysis that casts doubt on widely cited claims about the success of the controversial data project led by the US software giant. as.ft.com/r/6c8844ae-e...
Over 20 NHS trusts have ditched Palantir waiting-list tools, analysis shows
FT findings prompt fresh probe by statistics regulator into health service claims over controversial data project
as.ft.com
October 3, 2026 at 7:36 AM
More than 20 NHS trusts in England have stopped using Palantir’s waiting list tools, according to FT analysis that casts doubt on widely cited claims about the success of the controversial data project led by the US software giant. as.ft.com/r/6c8844ae-e...
Ok, but would it be possible for the hub to be generously sponsored by Etihad Airways instead?
UAE warns Andy Burnham it may pull billions in investment for the UK's proposed Oxford-Cambridge tech hub—dubbed the UK's Silicon Valley—in retaliation over Manchester City's guilty verdict, per The Telegraph.
October 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Ok, but would it be possible for the hub to be generously sponsored by Etihad Airways instead?
Exclusive (if you didn't read last weekend's FT) 😉
October 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Exclusive (if you didn't read last weekend's FT) 😉
The chairman of Manchester City was granted diplomatic immunity in 2020. The investigation into the club began in December 2018. www.ft.com/content/1256...
Manchester City chair shielded by diplomatic immunity
Khaldoon al-Mubarak was granted immunity six years ago, protecting him from potential legal proceedings in the UK
www.ft.com
October 1, 2026 at 7:11 AM
The chairman of Manchester City was granted diplomatic immunity in 2020. The investigation into the club began in December 2018. www.ft.com/content/1256...
Remember, if the Flydubai plane had been run by Ryanair, no one would be eligible for a refund
September 30, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Remember, if the Flydubai plane had been run by Ryanair, no one would be eligible for a refund
Good to see everyone is focused on the right things
September 30, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Good to see everyone is focused on the right things
Burnham's honeymoon:
- Scraps triple lock. Fine.
- Reverses Brexit. Fine.
- Changes electoral system. Fine.
- Supports Man City. UH-OH.
- Scraps triple lock. Fine.
- Reverses Brexit. Fine.
- Changes electoral system. Fine.
- Supports Man City. UH-OH.
September 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Burnham's honeymoon:
- Scraps triple lock. Fine.
- Reverses Brexit. Fine.
- Changes electoral system. Fine.
- Supports Man City. UH-OH.
- Scraps triple lock. Fine.
- Reverses Brexit. Fine.
- Changes electoral system. Fine.
- Supports Man City. UH-OH.
It was a ridiculous article.
NEW: The BBC has permanently pulled a story that linked a trend for bare nails with “white supremacist standards of beauty”.
It had kicked off a US/UK backlash...
Bosses have concluded the article did not meet editorial standards.
Story: www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...
It had kicked off a US/UK backlash...
Bosses have concluded the article did not meet editorial standards.
Story: www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...
BBC article linking bare nails trend to ‘white supremacist standards of beauty’ removed
BBC says website article did not meet editorial standards after it attracts criticism from US and UK media
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2026 at 2:52 PM
It was a ridiculous article.
Israeli minister calls Shabana Mahmood an Islamist, because erm, erm, erm
September 30, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Israeli minister calls Shabana Mahmood an Islamist, because erm, erm, erm