From FT MAGAZINE Jun 14, 2013

Mrs Moneypenny: What the (academic) papers say

Illustration by James Ferguson of Mrs Moneypenny looking at a note on a door ©James Ferguson

Tedious papers and a hotbed of illicit sex? Definitely not the experience of this conference attendee

Mrs Moneypenny June 6 2013 illustration From FT MAGAZINE Jun 7, 2013

Mrs Moneypenny: Two weddings and a few false eyelashes

What sort of wedding dress is suitable when you’re over 50? Or would it be better to settle for some false eyelashes?

An illustration of the Queen wearing a special jubilee brooch ©James Ferguson From FT MAGAZINE May 31, 2013

Mrs Moneypenny: Let’s have fewer of the plus-ones

An evening at the Chelsea Flower Show charity gala reveals a paucity of business women

An illustration by James Ferguson depicting Mrs Moneypenny outside Leeds Town Hall ©James Ferguson From FT MAGAZINE May 24, 2013

Mrs Moneypenny: A Latin lover at Leeds town hall

‘Hard work conquers all’ is the English translation of the inscription - but does it?

Illustration by James Ferguson of a walker ©James Ferguson From FT MAGAZINE May 17, 2013

Mrs Moneypenny: An octogenarian’s gym routine

An unexpected role model - such as one’s elderly mother -can encourage one to get fit

An illustration depicting a 'Wax Lyrical Award' ©James Ferguson From FT MAGAZINE May 10, 2013

Mrs Moneypenny: The prize for well-groomed prose

She may not be a beauty writer, but that doesn’t mean Mrs Moneypenny can’t judge a beauty journalism competition

Illustration by James Ferguson of an iPhone with an image of an ear on it ©James Ferguson From FT MAGAZINE May 3, 2013

Mrs Moneypenny: Too uncool for school

Having the right haircut, body piercings and gadgets are not enough to make some people trendy

Illustration by James Ferguson of St Paul's cathedral ©James Ferguson From FT MAGAZINE Apr 26, 2013

Mrs Moneypenny: Living monuments to learning

Passionate about the education of children, Sir William Turner left a legacy that continues today

An illustration by James Ferguson depicting the legacy of Margaret Thatcher ©James Ferguson From FT MAGAZINE Apr 19, 2013

Mrs Moneypenny: A salute to Mrs T

Whatever your political views, Margaret Thatcher was a remarkable lady, a once-in-a-lifetime political personality

Illustration depicting a 'man-skirt' ©James Ferguson From FT MAGAZINE Apr 12, 2013

Mrs Moneypenny: Mad about the man-skirt

The Marylebone Skirt, Boden’s online April fool’s offering, looked like the ideal purchase for today’s metrosexual

From FT MAGAZINE Apr 5, 2013

The bottom line vs the picket line

A university’s plan to outsource its catering and transfer 235 jobs to service providers has caused its student body and others to demonstrate vociferously

From FT MAGAZINE Mar 29, 2013

A mother hen comes home to roost

At 51, it may be a measure of one’s age to want to celebrate quietly with family rather than with a bash

From FT MAGAZINE Mar 22, 2013

Why it pays to be a philanthropist

Promoting human welfare should have a purpose and not just be all about making you feel good

From FT MAGAZINE Mar 15, 2013

Rubbing shoulders with the Plath people

Literary festivals are useful places to resize one’s ego

From FT MAGAZINE Mar 8, 2013

My crash course in popular culture

Mrs Moneypenny is invited to review live on TV a Tate Modern exhibition, a feature-length documentary and Richard Gere’s latest film

From FT MAGAZINE Mar 1, 2013

How the ring became an epic drama

A real crisis calls for calm decisiveness

From FT MAGAZINE Feb 22, 2013

Life looks better from a spa, even in Vegas

Can you have a rest in Vegas? It turns out you can

From FT MAGAZINE Feb 15, 2013

All things are possible in the land of opportunity

The sheer vastness of the place, the variety of people, the inclusiveness of society make the US a great place to be

From FT MAGAZINE Feb 8, 2013

Why a fancy education doesn’t always pay

Education has become unaffordable. Can technology bring down its costs fast enough and make it more accessible?

From FT MAGAZINE Feb 1, 2013

Doing Davos in (Gangnam) style

The party scene at the World Economic Forum gave out mixed messages about the age of austerity

ABOUT MRS MONEYPENNY

Mrs Moneypenny is a former investment banker and has an MBA from the London Business School and a PhD from the University of Hong Kong. She is a visiting professor at Cass, City University Business School, and a trustee of a major educational charity. She is married to a wine merchant who plays a lot of golf, and has three children who she refers to as the Cost Centres.

Mrs M began writing for the Financial Times in 1999 while still based in Tokyo. Subsequently, she returned to the UK and bought into a small but profitable business in the West End of London, where she was the youngest and worst-groomed of four owner-directors. She later led a management buyout and is now the majority owner. She is the author of Mrs Moneypenny: Survival in the City (2003), and Mrs Moneypenny: Email from Tokyo, (2006). Her column appears every week in the FT Weekend Magazine.

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