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AI is getting smarter. Human intelligence, however, appears to be going the other way — at least among teenagers.
My latest @financialtimes.com column. Falling global test scores underscore the importance of core knowledge, attention and mindset.
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My latest @financialtimes.com column. Falling global test scores underscore the importance of core knowledge, attention and mindset.
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September 13, 2026 at 11:27 AM
AI is getting smarter. Human intelligence, however, appears to be going the other way — at least among teenagers.
My latest @financialtimes.com column. Falling global test scores underscore the importance of core knowledge, attention and mindset.
as.ft.com/r/dce3c6c2-e...
My latest @financialtimes.com column. Falling global test scores underscore the importance of core knowledge, attention and mindset.
as.ft.com/r/dce3c6c2-e...
Britain is a factory for ideas applied elsewhere.
My column for @financialtimes.com: Barriers to commercialisation at home push the upsides of UK ingenuity abroad.
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My column for @financialtimes.com: Barriers to commercialisation at home push the upsides of UK ingenuity abroad.
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September 6, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Britain is a factory for ideas applied elsewhere.
My column for @financialtimes.com: Barriers to commercialisation at home push the upsides of UK ingenuity abroad.
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My column for @financialtimes.com: Barriers to commercialisation at home push the upsides of UK ingenuity abroad.
as.ft.com/r/17051668-9...
US manufacturing is booming — but not because of Trump’s tariffs
My latest for @financialtimes.com. This is not the nostalgic, protectionism-fuelled revival that the US president promised: as.ft.com/r/d3cf50b7-6...
My latest for @financialtimes.com. This is not the nostalgic, protectionism-fuelled revival that the US president promised: as.ft.com/r/d3cf50b7-6...
August 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
US manufacturing is booming — but not because of Trump’s tariffs
My latest for @financialtimes.com. This is not the nostalgic, protectionism-fuelled revival that the US president promised: as.ft.com/r/d3cf50b7-6...
My latest for @financialtimes.com. This is not the nostalgic, protectionism-fuelled revival that the US president promised: as.ft.com/r/d3cf50b7-6...
Socialists should embrace luxury apartments.
Sometimes the most optimal solutions can feel the most counterintuitive. Read why in my latest @financialtimes.com column.
Sometimes the most optimal solutions can feel the most counterintuitive. Read why in my latest @financialtimes.com column.
Why socialists should embrace luxury apartments
High-end developments can be more effective at unlocking affordability than social housing programmes
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July 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Socialists should embrace luxury apartments.
Sometimes the most optimal solutions can feel the most counterintuitive. Read why in my latest @financialtimes.com column.
Sometimes the most optimal solutions can feel the most counterintuitive. Read why in my latest @financialtimes.com column.
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Why the world’s most populous nations are bad at the world’s most popular sport - @tejparikh.ft.com on China and India’s underperformance in football. Contrast to Cape Verde as.ft.com/r/ea6cec86-e...
Why are China and India so bad at football?
Despite large populations and economies, the countries consistently fail to qualify for the World Cup
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July 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Why the world’s most populous nations are bad at the world’s most popular sport - @tejparikh.ft.com on China and India’s underperformance in football. Contrast to Cape Verde as.ft.com/r/ea6cec86-e...
Why are China and India so bad at football?
My latest for @financialtimes.com. A strong talent pool and economic might are important but not sufficient conditions for footballing success: as.ft.com/r/b0cd0be6-6...
My latest for @financialtimes.com. A strong talent pool and economic might are important but not sufficient conditions for footballing success: as.ft.com/r/b0cd0be6-6...
July 12, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Why are China and India so bad at football?
My latest for @financialtimes.com. A strong talent pool and economic might are important but not sufficient conditions for footballing success: as.ft.com/r/b0cd0be6-6...
My latest for @financialtimes.com. A strong talent pool and economic might are important but not sufficient conditions for footballing success: as.ft.com/r/b0cd0be6-6...
To drive productivity growth, rich nations must unleash land, labour, energy & capital.
My latest for @financialtimes.com. As policymakers shift towards industrial interventionism, they risk neglecting the simplest drivers of growth:
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My latest for @financialtimes.com. As policymakers shift towards industrial interventionism, they risk neglecting the simplest drivers of growth:
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July 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
To drive productivity growth, rich nations must unleash land, labour, energy & capital.
My latest for @financialtimes.com. As policymakers shift towards industrial interventionism, they risk neglecting the simplest drivers of growth:
as.ft.com/r/b21afb0a-3...
My latest for @financialtimes.com. As policymakers shift towards industrial interventionism, they risk neglecting the simplest drivers of growth:
as.ft.com/r/b21afb0a-3...
Robots, not chatbots, will realise AI’s true potential.
My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Factory-floor applications of AI could significantly enhance rich-world economies.
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My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Factory-floor applications of AI could significantly enhance rich-world economies.
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June 28, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Robots, not chatbots, will realise AI’s true potential.
My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Factory-floor applications of AI could significantly enhance rich-world economies.
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My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Factory-floor applications of AI could significantly enhance rich-world economies.
as.ft.com/r/f3b43f91-7...
Rejoining the EU is no panacea.
My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Rather than attempting to reverse Brexit, Britain should focus on its domestic economic growth agenda
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My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Rather than attempting to reverse Brexit, Britain should focus on its domestic economic growth agenda
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June 21, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Rejoining the EU is no panacea.
My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Rather than attempting to reverse Brexit, Britain should focus on its domestic economic growth agenda
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My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Rather than attempting to reverse Brexit, Britain should focus on its domestic economic growth agenda
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If the UK is to grow faster, it will need real “Manchesterism”— not the version Andy Burnham supporters appear to think he represents.
My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Manchester's revival is a triumph of private enterprise: as.ft.com/r/1d35fa4c-7...
My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Manchester's revival is a triumph of private enterprise: as.ft.com/r/1d35fa4c-7...
June 14, 2026 at 11:11 AM
If the UK is to grow faster, it will need real “Manchesterism”— not the version Andy Burnham supporters appear to think he represents.
My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Manchester's revival is a triumph of private enterprise: as.ft.com/r/1d35fa4c-7...
My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Manchester's revival is a triumph of private enterprise: as.ft.com/r/1d35fa4c-7...
Anti-AI populism is on its way.
My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Tech anxiety will be seized upon by politicians—echoing the anti-immigration rhetoric that has shaped public discourse over much of the past decade
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My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Tech anxiety will be seized upon by politicians—echoing the anti-immigration rhetoric that has shaped public discourse over much of the past decade
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June 7, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Anti-AI populism is on its way.
My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Tech anxiety will be seized upon by politicians—echoing the anti-immigration rhetoric that has shaped public discourse over much of the past decade
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My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Tech anxiety will be seized upon by politicians—echoing the anti-immigration rhetoric that has shaped public discourse over much of the past decade
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China's comparative advantage IS industrial policy.
My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Western attempts to imitate Beijing’s economic strategy are unwise.
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My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Western attempts to imitate Beijing’s economic strategy are unwise.
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May 31, 2026 at 11:40 AM
China's comparative advantage IS industrial policy.
My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Western attempts to imitate Beijing’s economic strategy are unwise.
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My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Western attempts to imitate Beijing’s economic strategy are unwise.
as.ft.com/r/317c2dcc-6...
Why big tech IPOs could signal the top of the market.
My latest for @financialtimes.com. A potential deluge of AI-related equity supply removes a source of upthrust for prices:
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My latest for @financialtimes.com. A potential deluge of AI-related equity supply removes a source of upthrust for prices:
as.ft.com/r/491c536f-7...
May 24, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Why big tech IPOs could signal the top of the market.
My latest for @financialtimes.com. A potential deluge of AI-related equity supply removes a source of upthrust for prices:
as.ft.com/r/491c536f-7...
My latest for @financialtimes.com. A potential deluge of AI-related equity supply removes a source of upthrust for prices:
as.ft.com/r/491c536f-7...
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Great piece in @data.ft.com by @tejparikh.ft.com on how unwillingness to compromise by an angry divided electorate leads to instability and stasis
May 18, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Great piece in @data.ft.com by @tejparikh.ft.com on how unwillingness to compromise by an angry divided electorate leads to instability and stasis
Britain gets the politics it deserves
My latest for @financialtimes.com. Cakeism, impatience and low-quality public discourse contribute to the UK’s instability: as.ft.com/r/f0f38543-d...
My latest for @financialtimes.com. Cakeism, impatience and low-quality public discourse contribute to the UK’s instability: as.ft.com/r/f0f38543-d...
May 17, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Britain gets the politics it deserves
My latest for @financialtimes.com. Cakeism, impatience and low-quality public discourse contribute to the UK’s instability: as.ft.com/r/f0f38543-d...
My latest for @financialtimes.com. Cakeism, impatience and low-quality public discourse contribute to the UK’s instability: as.ft.com/r/f0f38543-d...
Donald Trump's green new deal
My latest column for @financialtimes.com: The US president has inadvertently raised the appeal of renewable energy across the world: as.ft.com/r/ac96a71b-a...
My latest column for @financialtimes.com: The US president has inadvertently raised the appeal of renewable energy across the world: as.ft.com/r/ac96a71b-a...
May 3, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Donald Trump's green new deal
My latest column for @financialtimes.com: The US president has inadvertently raised the appeal of renewable energy across the world: as.ft.com/r/ac96a71b-a...
My latest column for @financialtimes.com: The US president has inadvertently raised the appeal of renewable energy across the world: as.ft.com/r/ac96a71b-a...
The UK acts richer than it is.
My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Britain's habits and virtues are built for a prosperity it no longer enjoys
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My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Britain's habits and virtues are built for a prosperity it no longer enjoys
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April 26, 2026 at 11:02 AM
The UK acts richer than it is.
My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Britain's habits and virtues are built for a prosperity it no longer enjoys
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My latest column for @financialtimes.com: Britain's habits and virtues are built for a prosperity it no longer enjoys
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Check out my latest column for @financialtimes.com:
The S&P 500 keeps rising...the market appears to be adopting an Earnings Before Iran, Tariffs and Dubious Announcements (EBITDA) approach: as.ft.com/r/d23a0e69-d...
The S&P 500 keeps rising...the market appears to be adopting an Earnings Before Iran, Tariffs and Dubious Announcements (EBITDA) approach: as.ft.com/r/d23a0e69-d...
The stock market’s new approach to valuation
It is demonstrating an Earnings Before Iran, Tariffs and Dubious Announcements (ebitda) mentality
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April 19, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Check out my latest column for @financialtimes.com:
The S&P 500 keeps rising...the market appears to be adopting an Earnings Before Iran, Tariffs and Dubious Announcements (EBITDA) approach: as.ft.com/r/d23a0e69-d...
The S&P 500 keeps rising...the market appears to be adopting an Earnings Before Iran, Tariffs and Dubious Announcements (EBITDA) approach: as.ft.com/r/d23a0e69-d...
Check out my latest column for @financialtimes.com:
The S&P 500 keeps rising...the market appears to be adopting an Earnings Before Iran, Tariffs and Dubious Announcements (EBITDA) approach: as.ft.com/r/d23a0e69-d...
The S&P 500 keeps rising...the market appears to be adopting an Earnings Before Iran, Tariffs and Dubious Announcements (EBITDA) approach: as.ft.com/r/d23a0e69-d...
The stock market’s new approach to valuation
It is demonstrating an Earnings Before Iran, Tariffs and Dubious Announcements (ebitda) mentality
as.ft.com
April 19, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Check out my latest column for @financialtimes.com:
The S&P 500 keeps rising...the market appears to be adopting an Earnings Before Iran, Tariffs and Dubious Announcements (EBITDA) approach: as.ft.com/r/d23a0e69-d...
The S&P 500 keeps rising...the market appears to be adopting an Earnings Before Iran, Tariffs and Dubious Announcements (EBITDA) approach: as.ft.com/r/d23a0e69-d...
How the Iran war will cement China's superpower status
Check out the latest edition of my @financialtimes.com newsletter: as.ft.com/r/1f7ba68f-1...
Check out the latest edition of my @financialtimes.com newsletter: as.ft.com/r/1f7ba68f-1...
March 29, 2026 at 12:49 PM
How the Iran war will cement China's superpower status
Check out the latest edition of my @financialtimes.com newsletter: as.ft.com/r/1f7ba68f-1...
Check out the latest edition of my @financialtimes.com newsletter: as.ft.com/r/1f7ba68f-1...
Will the Iran war derail the AI boom?
Check out the latest edition of my @financialtimes.com newsletter: as.ft.com/r/60fb1df9-7...
Check out the latest edition of my @financialtimes.com newsletter: as.ft.com/r/60fb1df9-7...
March 22, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Will the Iran war derail the AI boom?
Check out the latest edition of my @financialtimes.com newsletter: as.ft.com/r/60fb1df9-7...
Check out the latest edition of my @financialtimes.com newsletter: as.ft.com/r/60fb1df9-7...
Britain should revive North Sea gas operations.
My latest take for the @financialtimes.com in the wake of the Iran war: as.ft.com/r/2032ca48-2...
My latest take for the @financialtimes.com in the wake of the Iran war: as.ft.com/r/2032ca48-2...
Iran war should prompt a North Sea rethink
[FREE TO READ] Sweating the UK’s natural gas assets can support the country’s green transition
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March 15, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Britain should revive North Sea gas operations.
My latest take for the @financialtimes.com in the wake of the Iran war: as.ft.com/r/2032ca48-2...
My latest take for the @financialtimes.com in the wake of the Iran war: as.ft.com/r/2032ca48-2...
Check out the latest edition of my @financialtimes.com
newsletter (1/2)
How technology reshapes our minds, with a specific look at the attention economy and its impact on our ability to focus:
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newsletter (1/2)
How technology reshapes our minds, with a specific look at the attention economy and its impact on our ability to focus:
as.ft.com/r/3a187ac4-6...
February 22, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Check out the latest edition of my @financialtimes.com
newsletter (1/2)
How technology reshapes our minds, with a specific look at the attention economy and its impact on our ability to focus:
as.ft.com/r/3a187ac4-6...
newsletter (1/2)
How technology reshapes our minds, with a specific look at the attention economy and its impact on our ability to focus:
as.ft.com/r/3a187ac4-6...
Check out the latest edition of my @financialtimes.com newsletter (1/2)
Britain's penchant for self-destruction:
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With insights from @peterallen.bsky.social, Tina Fordham and Kallum Pickering
Britain's penchant for self-destruction:
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With insights from @peterallen.bsky.social, Tina Fordham and Kallum Pickering
February 15, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Check out the latest edition of my @financialtimes.com newsletter (1/2)
Britain's penchant for self-destruction:
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With insights from @peterallen.bsky.social, Tina Fordham and Kallum Pickering
Britain's penchant for self-destruction:
as.ft.com/r/a17bbe0e-b...
With insights from @peterallen.bsky.social, Tina Fordham and Kallum Pickering
Check out the latest edition of my @financialtimes.com newsletter. (1/2)
Recessions have become rarer. But that's not necessarily a good thing:
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Recessions have become rarer. But that's not necessarily a good thing:
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February 8, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Check out the latest edition of my @financialtimes.com newsletter. (1/2)
Recessions have become rarer. But that's not necessarily a good thing:
as.ft.com/r/b1991122-0...
Recessions have become rarer. But that's not necessarily a good thing:
as.ft.com/r/b1991122-0...