Henry Mance
@henrymance.ft.com
Chief features writer, Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/henry-mance
Just a big believer in innocence until proven guilty.
January 12, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Just a big believer in innocence until proven guilty.
He was doing his best to do his job, and the fact that he called a woman a fucking bitch shortly after he killed her should absolutely not, in any way, cast any doubt on this.
January 12, 2026 at 12:47 PM
He was doing his best to do his job, and the fact that he called a woman a fucking bitch shortly after he killed her should absolutely not, in any way, cast any doubt on this.
I think this is basically right. If you want climate action, policy is much more important than personal purity.
But if you can reduce your own emissions, why not do that, and show others that it's perfectly compatible with living a happy life?
But if you can reduce your own emissions, why not do that, and show others that it's perfectly compatible with living a happy life?
January 12, 2026 at 11:27 AM
I think this is basically right. If you want climate action, policy is much more important than personal purity.
But if you can reduce your own emissions, why not do that, and show others that it's perfectly compatible with living a happy life?
But if you can reduce your own emissions, why not do that, and show others that it's perfectly compatible with living a happy life?
the divide couldn't be any more obvious (except perhaps if you are the US Supreme Court)
January 12, 2026 at 9:34 AM
the divide couldn't be any more obvious (except perhaps if you are the US Supreme Court)
Great piece on Russia's foolhardy bet on Venezuelan oil, featuring this choice quote: as.ft.com/r/baed338c-f...
January 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Great piece on Russia's foolhardy bet on Venezuelan oil, featuring this choice quote: as.ft.com/r/baed338c-f...
COME ON www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 7, 2026 at 6:32 PM
COME ON www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Can I reuse my joke about the "four Es" in Jeremy Hunt's Budget?
January 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Can I reuse my joke about the "four Es" in Jeremy Hunt's Budget?
YouGov poll shows that Maduro has roughly as many supporters as a made-up politician
January 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM
YouGov poll shows that Maduro has roughly as many supporters as a made-up politician
On your Nobel Peace Prize application, under Weaknesses, you've put 'Refused to allow the previous winner to take power in Venezuela'?
January 5, 2026 at 1:34 PM
On your Nobel Peace Prize application, under Weaknesses, you've put 'Refused to allow the previous winner to take power in Venezuela'?
it's easier to speak to the US president than to any member of Gen Z
January 3, 2026 at 10:43 AM
it's easier to speak to the US president than to any member of Gen Z
Worst idea of the year has already dropped
January 1, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Worst idea of the year has already dropped
A quote to end 2025.
December 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A quote to end 2025.
gotta love online business models like this from CityMapper - we will serve you fake news ads, or you can pay to remove them
December 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
gotta love online business models like this from CityMapper - we will serve you fake news ads, or you can pay to remove them
insert Woody Allen Annie Hall joke here
December 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
insert Woody Allen Annie Hall joke here
The good news is that we bowled Australia out for 152.
December 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The good news is that we bowled Australia out for 152.
is this "free speech campaigner Bari Weiss" or a different one? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
December 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
is this "free speech campaigner Bari Weiss" or a different one? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
a beautiful Lunch with the FT with Diébédo Francis Kéré, who grew up in a village in Burkina Faso but won a scholarship to Germany and became an award-winning architect as.ft.com/r/09386a34-4...
December 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
a beautiful Lunch with the FT with Diébédo Francis Kéré, who grew up in a village in Burkina Faso but won a scholarship to Germany and became an award-winning architect as.ft.com/r/09386a34-4...
