Camilla Cavendish | Financial Times

Friday, 15 January, 2021

Friday, 8 January, 2021

Coronavirus treatment

Red tape and fear threaten the Covid vaccination effort

Governments must focus on speed, openness and innovation — some signs so far are not encouraging

Friday, 1 January, 2021

Brexit

With Brexit ‘done’, Britain must rebuild trust in Europe

It would be a grave mistake for UK ministers to continue with the macho English exceptionalist tone

Friday, 11 December, 2020

Brexit

On Brexit, the Tories have fallen prey to magical thinking

Ministers still wish away hard trade-offs without a clear vision for prosperity if there is no deal

Friday, 4 December, 2020

University of Cambridge

Mandated ‘respect’ for others’ opinions hurts free speech

A polite but deadly serious Cambridge university row over the issue shows the need for ‘tolerance’ instead

Friday, 27 November, 2020

UK government spending

The Tories cannot avoid the tax question forever

Despite an ‘economic emergency’ the UK government is largely sticking to its pre-Covid manifesto

Friday, 20 November, 2020

Climate change

Green jobs must materialise if the UK is to lead the world in wind power

The government needs to be ruthless about onshoring manufacturing as it weans the economy off carbon

Friday, 13 November, 2020

Climate change

Climate diplomacy is winning its fight against a zero-sum mindset

There is growing international realisation that acting decisively is an investment not a cost

Friday, 6 November, 2020

UK Government

It is pure folly that Johnson isn’t listening to business

At a time like this, the UK government should be working hand in hand with industry

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Friday, 30 October, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic

We must keep our heads and accept Covid is here for the long term

The UK government cannot combat the virus effectively if it continues to react on an emergency footing

Friday, 23 October, 2020

Coronavirus economic impact

Boris Johnson is mishandling the northern lockdowns

There is a fatal disconnect between Whitehall’s policies and reality for businesses on the ground

Friday, 16 October, 2020

UK universities

Students bear the brunt of a public health panic

Some politicians and college leaders are displaying an unforgivable inhumanity

Friday, 9 October, 2020

Coronavirus economic impact

Boris Johnson’s grandiosity is sliding into imprudence

The UK government needs to get real about the crisis if confidence is to return

Friday, 2 October, 2020

Education

Vocation, vocation should be UK middle class’s new mantra

Technical skills and vocational training may be worth more than a university education

Friday, 25 September, 2020

Coronavirus economic impact

Scaremongering will damage the UK’s fragile economy

Ministers should think harder about the best way to slow the spread of Covid-19

Friday, 18 September, 2020

Climate change

Political division makes the fight against climate change ever harder

Tackling extreme weather should be as obvious an imperative as Covid-19 — we must change the argument

Friday, 11 September, 2020

Brexit

State aid is the wrong Brexit hill to die on

Why stall an EU trade deal by tinkering with an issue where the UK has a poor record?

Friday, 4 September, 2020

Civil Service UK

An agile UK civil service needs more than ‘Star Trek’ screens

Things will still blow up in the government’s whizzy new, data-rich command centre

Friday, 28 August, 2020

Work-life balance

Make time to rest or the world will steal it from you

Switching off confers competitive advantages at work, but most are really bad at it

Friday, 21 August, 2020

Parenting and families

Adult children are straining the generosity of parents

Demands for extended support are growing, but an Italian judge has put her foot down

Friday, 24 July, 2020

Russian politics

The UK must take Russian meddling more seriously

Parliamentary report shows Moscow’s influence is no laughing matter

Friday, 17 July, 2020

UK politics & policy

A chance to reshape UK public health strategy and target obesity

Boris Johnson must disappoint Conservative libertarians on sugar tax and other interventions before a Covid-19 second wave

Friday, 10 July, 2020

UK employment

Rishi Sunak’s short-term jobs plan tackles long-term failures in the UK economy

The long tail of low-paid, low-skilled workers has been a persistent stain on society, but this crisis is a chance for change

Friday, 3 July, 2020

UK Government

The Boris Johnson plan is far from conservative

By citing FDR, the UK prime minister has signalled an activist government that makes Thatcherites nervous

Friday, 26 June, 2020

Climate change

We must build back greener after Covid-19

The pandemic may be wreaking lasting changes in public attitudes to climate change goals

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