Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer

Cookies on FT Sites

We use cookies for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.

Accept & continue
Manage cookies
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
SubscribeSign InmyFT
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    • Australia & NZ
    Most Read
    • Sweden and Finland to make Nato applications on ‘historic’ day for Nordics
    • Narendra Modi secures diplomatic wins despite refusing to break with Russia
    • G7 warns of global hunger crisis unless Russia lifts Ukraine blockade
    • Police say shooting that killed 10 in US grocery store was ‘hate crime’
    • UK ahead of European peers on shift to working from home
  • US
    Sections
    • US Home
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
    Most Read
    • Narendra Modi secures diplomatic wins despite refusing to break with Russia
    • Hedge funds scale back bets on US stocks as losses surge
    • Why is Elon Musk really putting his Twitter deal ‘on hold’?
    • Police say shooting that killed 10 in US grocery store was ‘hate crime’
    • Goldman’s Lloyd Blankfein warns of ‘very, very high risk’ of US recession
  • Companies
    Sections
    • Companies Home
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
    Most Read
    • Goldman Sachs says senior staff can take as much time off as they want
    • Hedge funds scale back bets on US stocks as losses surge
    • Saudi Aramco profits surge 82% in first quarter
    • UK banks pull mortgage deals as borrowers rush to lock in rates
    • Goldman Sachs and Barclays bank invest in Alan Howard’s crypto platform
  • Tech
  • Markets
    Sections
    • Markets Home
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Cryptocurrencies
    Most Read
    • Hedge funds scale back bets on US stocks as losses surge
    • Where the next financial crisis could come from
    • Junior KPMG auditor ‘should not lose his home’ for misleading regulator, says tribunal
    • Dubai’s workers struggle with cost of living crisis
    • The crypto shake-out shows boring is back
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    Sections
    • Opinion Home
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    Most Read
    • Johnny Depp and the guilty scroll
    • Crimea could be Putin’s tipping point in a game of nuclear chicken
    • Bonuses are outdated in the age of knowledge work
    • Where the next financial crisis could come from
    • The damage wreaked by Boris Johnson’s government will far outlast his premiership
  • Work & Careers
    Sections
    • Work & Careers Home
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    Most Read
    • Bonuses are outdated in the age of knowledge work
    • Spreadsheets are now cool, thanks to TikTok
    • Pallas’s Natasha Harrison: ‘I felt completely like an outsider going into law’
    • Employers embrace workplace wellbeing
    • Why our work trips are starting to look like holidays
  • Life & Arts
    Sections
    • Life & Arts Home
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
    Most Read
    • Johnny Depp and the guilty scroll
    • When democratic spin conceals a descent into dictatorship
    • Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried: ‘I got involved with no clue what a blockchain was’
    • What the CIA thinks: William Burns on the new world disorder
    • Five cool California boltholes
  • How to Spend It
MenuSearch
  • Home
  • World
  • US
  • Companies
  • Tech
  • Markets
  • Climate
  • Opinion
  • Work & Careers
  • Life & Arts
  • How to Spend It
Financial Times
SubscribeSign In

Your guide to a disrupted world

Start a 4-week trial

Hugh Carnegy

Senior editor
Email Hugh Carnegy
Email Hugh Carnegy

Add to myFT Digest

Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox

  • Wednesday, 17 March, 2021
    ReviewHistory books
    Culloden by Paul O’Keeffe — Scotland’s bloodlines of division

    The detailed history of a crushed uprising traces discord back to the 1700s. Are there lessons for today’s independence debate?

  • Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
    Wish I were there...
    Walking with giants — the glory of California’s redwoods

    One of the great wonders of the natural world is still there to inspire us

  • Monday, 4 February, 2019
    ReviewBooks
    Sweden’s Dark Soul: The Unravelling of a Utopia, by Kajsa Norman

    Tracing the collapse of an exceptional Swedish attitude to immigration

  • Friday, 15 December, 2017
    ReviewLife & Arts
    Poverty Safari: a Scottish rapper’s stirring polemic about deprivation

    Darren McGarvey draws on his own life story to explore the anger of Britain’s underclass

  • Thursday, 1 December, 2016
    World
    Hollande says he will not seek re-election in 2017
  • Saturday, 25 June, 2016
    Brexit
    A Nordic model for post-Brexit Britain Premium content

    Look to the Nordic countries for a new, sustainable constitutional settlement, writes Hugh Carnegy  

  • Thursday, 26 May, 2016
    Instant InsightFrench politics
    François Hollande faces biggest challenge to flagging authority

    France’s current spate of strikes and blockades threatens the economy, writes Hugh Carnegy

  • Friday, 13 November, 2015
    Life & Arts
    Don’t want to haggle? How to buy hand-woven rugs (at a good price)

    Fine rugs are often overlooked due to the intimidating business of buying them. Hugh Carnegy on how to get good value

  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2015
    European companies
    Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia: a very un-French deal

    Paris waves through takeover of top telecoms tech group by Finnish rival

  • Monday, 19 January, 2015
    ObituaryFamily businesses
    Peter Wallenberg, Swedish industrialist, 1926-2015

    Patriarch’s leadership spanned a period of great corporate change in Sweden

  • Wednesday, 7 January, 2015
    World
    Charlie Hebdo: Killings follow official warnings of attacks

    Concerns fuelled by French recruits to Islamist groups fighting in the Middle East

  • Tuesday, 18 November, 2014
    French politics
    France warns EU investment fund will flop without ‘real money’

    Economy minister Emmanuel Macron calls for injection of up to €80bn

  • Wednesday, 29 October, 2014
    World
    France grapples with rising tide of homegrown jihadis

    Authorities fear returning fighters will attack French targets

  • Friday, 24 October, 2014
    Life & Arts
    FT’s Paris chief on his illuminating stay in the City of Light

    From state dinners to roller-tours, three years in the heart of the city gave Hugh Carnegy some memorable moments

  • Tuesday, 21 October, 2014
    French politics
    Epitaph for France does a lively trade

    Writing the country off has become a popular national pursuit, says Hugh Carnegy

  • Wednesday, 15 October, 2014
    European companies
    French government ousts Proglio at EDF

    Thales boss Lévy backed to lead world’s largest nuclear power generator

  • Monday, 13 October, 2014
    EU economy
    Paris stands firm against fiscal enforcers

    France willing to reform but Brussels likely to reject 2015 budget

  • Thursday, 9 October, 2014
    French politics
    France to tackle rules that hamper company growth

    Employers and unions hold talks on labour market reforms

  • Tuesday, 7 October, 2014
    French politics
    Nicolas Sarkozy’s ‘nuclear shockwave’ prompts Elysée delight

    Ex-president sucked into a less than statesmanlike Punch and Judy show, writes Hugh Carnegy

  • Monday, 6 October, 2014
    US & Canadian companies
    Euro Disney faces €1bn bailout by Walt Disney parent

    US parent could buy out park which has suffered from falling visitors and heavy debt

  • Sunday, 5 October, 2014
    EU economy
    France tells Europe it must focus on growth rather than deficits

    Finance minister also calls for easing of deficit reduction pace

  • Friday, 3 October, 2014
    European companies
    UBS criticises Paris over tax probe

    Investigation focuses on whether the bank helped wealthy clients avoid tax

  • Friday, 3 October, 2014
    Retail sector
    Le French bashing: a potted history

    John Lewis boss not alone in criticising the French

  • Thursday, 2 October, 2014
    US & Canadian companies
    Autopilots needed for tweeting drivers

    Chief says autonomous driving is necessary because of distractions

  • Thursday, 2 October, 2014
    French politics
    Peugeot Citroën and Renault call for speedier reform in France

    Peugeot Citroën, Renault increase pressure on Hollande government at Paris motor show

Previous page You are on page 1 Next page

Useful links

Support

View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareers

Legal & Privacy

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

Services

Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsGroup SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on TwitterFT TransactSecondary Schools

Tools

PortfolioToday's Newspaper (ePaper)Alerts HubBusiness School RankingsEnterprise ToolsNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

Community & Events

FT CommunityFT LiveFT ForumsFT Board DirectorBoard Director Programme

More from the FT Group

Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2022. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
Financial Times

International Edition

Subscribe for full access
  • Switch to UK Edition
  • Top sections
  • Home
  • World
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    • Australia & NZ
  • US
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
  • Companies
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
  • Tech
  • Markets
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Cryptocurrencies
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
  • Work & Careers
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
  • Life & Arts
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
  • Personal Finance
    • Property & Mortgages
    • Investments
    • Pensions
    • Tax
    • Banking & Savings
    • Advice & Comment
    • Next Act
  • How to Spend It
  • Special Reports
  • FT recommends
  • Lex
  • Alphaville
  • Lunch with the FT
  • FT Globetrotter
  • #techAsia
  • Moral Money
  • FTfm
  • Newsletters
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • News feed
  • FT Community
    • FT Live
    • FT Forums
    • Board Director Programme
  • myFT
  • Portfolio
  • Today's Newspaper (ePaper)
  • Crossword
  • Our Apps
  • Help Centre
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In