Letter: Bus crash model points to bigger failings in public services
The failure to seriously consider these issues is a significant reason why we have ineffective and often bad policies and poor quality public services.
Letter: Gaye gave the US national anthem a unique spin
Gaye, resplendent in a blue suit and shades, accompanied only by a drum machine, sensualised the song. For a couple of minutes this venue became a house of soul and the national anthem was steaming ...
Letter: Retirees save government money on social services
Myles Pinfold recommends that the government monetises the work of the over-sixties lest they spend their declining years going on cruises ( Letters, November 2).
Letter: Heat pumps are more ubiquitous than you think
Heat pumps are fairly simple devices, found already in every household — inside refrigerators.
Manchester United hope Ruben Amorim is final piece in football jigsaw
Portuguese coach joins raft of off-field hires charged with restoring the Premier League club to its former glory ...
Letter: Diversity and inclusion rule in the natural world
Thank you for a glimpse of kindness, awareness and enlightenment. Your splendid article “Between a brock and a hard place” ( Nature Therapy, FT Weekend, November 9) gives me hope more people will ...
Letter: Wave a wand to really get the party started
Alice Lascelles has many fine ideas on food, venue and guests but utterly ignores interactive entertainment which brings strangers together and rescues the guests from bland drinks party chat. A ...
Letter: Thatcher’s energy policy underpinned her success
Thank you for the insightful article with Peter Hargreaves ( Lunch with the FT, FT Weekend, November 9), and his key point about Margaret Thatcher’s deregulation of the economy when asked for the ...
Trump offers Britain a challenge on security
There simply isn’t the depth of partnership even with France and Germany that we have in the Five Eyes network ...
Stockpickers: Airlines fly higher as consumers get the desire for travel again
Annual revenue rose 14 per cent to £9.31bn on capacity growth of 8 per cent, higher seat pricing and robust package holidays growth. Passenger revenue was up 9 per cent, ancillary revenue up 14 per ...
Fuzzy job numbers need fixing
Bad jobs data leads to bad decisions. Employment numbers underpin tax, spend and welfare choices, and are central to monetary policymakers’ assessments of how hot the economy is. Businesses use it in ...
Petersham warns it may close Covent Garden outposts over rent dispute
It its most recent accounts at Companies House, Petersham (UK) Limited warned that the main uncertainty for the business were the rent rates, having failed to agree to further discounts with its ...