Lunch with the FT - Financial Times

Jun 14, 2013

Sir Mervyn King

©James Ferguson

The Bank of England governor talks to the FT’s Martin Wolf about exits, euro solutions and the ‘audacity of pessimism’

©Luke Waller Jun 7, 2013

Stephen Hester

The chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland is for many the embodiment of fat-cat capitalism. Over tuna in Kensington, he talks about his ‘mission’ to save RBS

©Patrick Morgan From STYLE May 31, 2013

Franca Sozzani

The most influential woman in Italian fashion is also known for tackling issues such as racism and drugs. Over beef carpaccio, the Vogue editor tells Vanessa Friedman how the country’s recent election ‘left me speechless’

©James Ferguson From ARTS May 24, 2013

Sir John Richardson

The 89-year-old art historian, best known for his biography of Pablo Picasso, talks about Larry Gagosian, low self-esteem and the tyranny of academic art criticism

©Seb Jarnot May 17, 2013

Nancy Pelosi

The Democratic leader in the US House of Representatives – and the most senior elected woman ever in American politics – on desertion in Congress and doughnuts for breakfast

©James Ferguson May 10, 2013

Justin Welby

The Archbishop of Canterbury talks to Lucy Kellaway about baiting bankers, trusting God over Google and having pizza delivered to Lambeth Palace

©James Ferguson May 3, 2013

Xavier Niel

The telecoms billionaire is called France’s Steve Jobs by some and a ‘peep-show man’ by others. In Paris, he talks to Simon Kuper about blocking Google’s ads and battling Sarkozy

©James Ferguson Apr 26, 2013

Martin Schulz

Over foie gras in Strasbourg, the European Parliament president talks frankly about France, Germany and the EU

©Patrick Morgan Apr 19, 2013

Kim Dotcom

Over salad and sandwiches in a £24m mansion in New Zealand, the web’s most wanted man says his crazy days are behind him

©James Ferguson Apr 12, 2013

Nick Candy

The property tycoon made rich by selling London’s One Hyde Park talks about fast cars, famous friends and the super-wealthy

Apr 5, 2013

Michael Sandel

The Harvard philosopher and ‘moral rock star’ on Obama, education’s new frontiers and the shortcomings of markets

Mar 29, 2013

Isabel dos Santos

‘Most rumours you’ve heard are not true,’ says Africa’s richest woman and the daughter of Angola’s president

Mar 22, 2013

David Rubenstein

The co-founder of the Carlyle Group is worth an estimated $3bn. Over lobster bisque, he talks about his plans to give away the bulk of his fortune

Mar 15, 2013

Noam Chomsky

The linguistics professor is seen by some as a truth-teller, by others as an anti-US crank. He talks to John McDermott about activism and academia

Mar 8, 2013

Lucian Grainge

With the £1.2bn takeover of EMI, a 52-year-old Londoner has emerged as ‘the music industry’s most powerful man’

Mar 1, 2013

Boris Akunin

Russia’s dissident detective novelist talks about oligarchs, angering the Kremlin and why even peaceful revolution could lead to Russia’s collapse

Feb 23, 2013

Donald Trump

Hype seems hard-wired into the billionaire property developer who has also built one of the world’s most recognisable brands.

Feb 15, 2013

James Franco

Few A-listers divide opinion as much as the actor/ writer/scholar and artist. Peter Aspden catches him in Berlin to hear why being a movie star isn’t enough

Feb 9, 2013

Facebook follow-up

After co-founding Facebook, Chris Hughes directed Barack Obama’s digital campaign for president. So why has he switched to old media?

Feb 1, 2013

David Fincher

The Hollywood director, who filmed one of cinema’s most disturbing finales and has just remade a British drama for Netflix, talks about salads and serial killers

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