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Small businesses are not ‘all in it together’

Readers say they fall between the cracks of government support schemes




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How are your spending habits changing under lockdown? 

Join a live discussion with our FT Money editor at 12pm and 5pm UK time on Wednesday April 8




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Best of Lunch with the FT 2019

Whose back feels like an anatomy textbook in Braille? Who sparred with Trump? Who’s too posh for her target base? Have lunch again with Federer, Schwarzenegger and Beckham . . . 




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Jean Nouvel: ‘Architecture is an art’

The architect on why buildings move us — and what he shares with Don Quixote




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Ken Clarke: ‘Do we carry on with crash, bang, wallop nationalism?’

The Tory grandee on Thatcher, Johnson — and how centrist complacency fuelled Brexit




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Cho Nam-joo: the writer inspiring Asia’s #MeToo movement

Her bestselling novel showed South Korea’s everyday sexism — and struck a chord around the region




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Crispr scientist on the ethics of editing humans

Her gene-editing tool could cure disease and change the human race. But what happens if it falls into the wrong hands?




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Lloyd Blankfein: ‘I might find it harder to vote for Bernie than for Trump’

The former Goldman chief executive on the crash, the criticism — and sparring with Bernie Sanders




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Stephanie Kelton: ‘They’re going to have massive deficits. And it’s fine’

The economist has long argued that governments should spend whatever it takes. Has her time now come?




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Richard Horton: ‘It’s the biggest science policy failure in a generation’

The Lancet editor on Britain’s response to coronavirus — and being labelled a pariah




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Diamond sector grinds to halt as India’s lockdown bites

Restrictions in nation that processes 90% of world’s stones upend global industry 




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Glencore’s Zambia CEO detained by authorities

Lusaka ups ante in dispute over shuttered copper mine




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St Moritz on thin ice

In the resort where winter tourism began, warm weather forced the cancellation of the White Turf horse race




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Middlesex take county cricket title in blazing fashion

With an hour of season to go, three of the nine teams were all in with a chance of winning




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Why is Britain so disenchanted with its politicians?

Matthew Engel tours Middle England in search of the root of voter disillusionment




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That’s the Way it Crumbles by Matthew Engel — the conquest of English

An entertaining inquiry into the relentless advance of American expressions among the British




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Summer books of 2017: new titles by FT writers

Recent books by Matthew Engel, Edward Luce and Anne-Marie Slaughter




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Johanna Konta and the sporting citizens of nowhere

National identity matters less in an age of globalised sport




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Cricket has started to eat itself

The pursuit of novelty is leading to ever-shorter forms of the game




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The foreign states that own Britain’s railways

Train travel in the UK now combines the worst features of capitalism and socialism




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The battle for the Brexit-backing north

Will Britain’s election be decided in the Labour heartlands? Matthew Engel reports




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How Britain fell back in love with the railways

A pledge to roll back the Beeching cuts has rekindled a strange national obsession




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Will I be hit by CGT rule change on my property sale?

My buyer asked to delay due to Covid-19 and now I understand I need to pay capital gains tax within 30 days of sale




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Property law: can I work from home if it is rented?

Some leases prohibit doing business — plus what to do when coronavirus halts completion of a sale




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Goldman-backed Travelodge under pressure to pay its rent

Landlords reject call for 50% reduction, saying hotel group is using Covid-19 crisis to cut costs




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The gift of isolation: my weekend at a writers’ retreat

Before the world went into lockdown, Rebecca Watson found herself in a very different kind of confinement




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Travelodge asks landlords to take £146m rent hit

Company says it will be ‘several years’ before revenues return to 2019 levels




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Bolsonaro sparks political feud over coronavirus lockdowns

Flashpoint between Brazil’s populist leader and political establishment over response to virus




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Latin America’s left spots comeback opportunity amid coronavirus fallout

Region’s ‘Pink tide’ leaders see chance of revival as inequality and public health concerns take centre stage




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Bolsonaro vs Maia: feud at top of Brazil’s politics spills into open

Tensions escalate between president and the speaker of Congress’s lower house over response to coronavirus 




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Brazil’s justice minister quits in blow to Bolsonaro

Sérgio Moro was the face of nation’s long-running ‘Car Wash’ anti-corruption probe




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Venezuela’s new oil minister — a wanted man with suspected Iran links

Tareck El-Aissami has little experience — and a $10m US bounty on his head




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Venezuelans hit hard by cash crisis and hyper-inflation

Maduro’s economic rescue plan offers little hope to people struggling to get by 




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Brazil’s Bolsonaro rally hits new peak before easing

After reaching intraday record, stocks retreat as new president faces economic challenge




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Argentina’s century bond caught in dash for exit

Just two years ago investors rushed to snap up 100-year debt sold by Buenos Aires




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Argentine assets hit after Macri stumbles in primary vote

Peso tumbles and cost to hedge against debt default surges




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Argentina’s creditors face debt restructuring dilemma

Bondholders weigh deal with Macri against negotiating with likely successor Fernández




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Buenos Aires province closes in on deal with bondholders

Revised terms draw support from some creditors in key test before government debt crunch




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Four Mexico states call for new tax deal with López Obrador

Governors seize on criticisms of president over lack of coronavirus stimulus




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Election: Labour manifesto shows party would raise taxes by £80bn a year — as it happened

Jeremy Corbyn unveils party's ‘most radical’ plans in decades, Tories backtrack on national insurance pledge while pressure on public finances increases

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Election: Nigel Farage unveils Brexit party’s manifesto – as it happened

The Brexit party and the Welsh Plaid Cymru reveal their policies; Corbyn and McDonnell defend tax plans; Tories propose stamp duty rise for foreign buyers; while UK figures show more gloomy outlook

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Election: Tony Blair calls for tactical voting to deprive major parties of a majority — as it happened

Former prime minister intervenes with warning that both Tories and Labour ‘pose a risk’ to country, Conservative manifesto in the spotlight, Lib Dems change tune with calls to avert Johnson majority, Sterling rallies as Tories extend lead.

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Election: Labour on the defensive after Chief Rabbi accuses party of failure to deal with anti-Semitism — as it happened

Jeremy Corbyn defends party's processes for dealing with racism after Ephraim Mirvis's criticism. Conservatives put opposition to independence at heart of Scottish campaign. Sterling slips as Labour makes inroads on Tories' polling lead.

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Election: Corbyn claims NHS ‘for sale’ under Tory plan for US trade pact — as it happened

Jeremy Corbyn unveiled 451 pages of leaked documents, which he claimed show details of trade talks between the UK and US. The Labour leader said the discussions included Washington's demand for providing access to the NHS for American healthcare companies.

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Election: IFS hits out at lack of credibility in major parties’ manifesto pledges — as it happened

Neither Labour nor the Conservatives have offered a "credible prospectus" for government in the election, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said this morning, in a damning assessment that highlighted the gulf between different political visions for Britain.

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Election: Tories promise new state aid system after Brexit — latest news

The Conservatives vowed to bring in a new state aid system to protect British industry after Brexit, as the party finesses its message to Leave voters ahead of election day.

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London terror attack: man shot dead by police after stabbing — as it happened

Live coverage from the FT.

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Election: Parties back campaigning after London Bridge terror attack — as it happened

The Labour and Conservative parties are making a final push on key issues — border security and rail fares — as the election campaign nears the home stretch. Brexit concerns are also bubbling again.

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Election: Sterling climbs above $1.30 for first time since late October — as it happened

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

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Election: Johnson hosts world leaders at Nato summit — as it happened

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

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