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Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst

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Chris Blackhurst is an award-winning writer, commentator and broadcaster, based in London. He is a former editor of The Independent, city editor of the Evening Standard, Westminster correspondent for The Independent and deputy head of the Sunday Times Insight team. He writes mostly on business, politics, media. He says he will never retire. To adapt Dr Johnson on London: "If someone tires of journalism, they tire of life."
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A restaurant in Arlington, Virginia, advertising job vacancies. AFP
How Tim Gurner misread 'arrogant' workers

The millionaire CEO's claim that bosses now work for their employees went viral but missed the point that Covid has radically changed how people regard their jobs and lives

CommentSeptember 19, 2023
A wind turbine at the Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm, under construction around 27km from the coast of Montrose, Scotland, in the North Sea. AFP
Britain left at sea over floundering renewable energy policy

UK pressed to commit to a US-style climate plan that has directed investments of $369bn into climate projects

OpinionSeptember 13, 2023
Mark Thompson was previously director-general of the BBC and chief executive of The New York Times. Reuters
Details man Mark Thompson completes hat-trick by taking on CNN challenge

Things just may be looking up at last for CNN as centrist media titan takes the reins

OpinionSeptember 05, 2023
Mohamed Al-Fayed leaves the High Court in London during one of his legal battles. PA
Always working against the rules made and broke Mohamed Al-Fayed

Egyptian-born businessman was a maestro of acquisitions but not a man to be photographed with, remembers Chris Blackhurst

OpinionSeptember 02, 2023
Kemi Badenoch, Britain's Business and Trade Secretary, far left, at a preview event to the G20 in New Delhi. Emirati foreign trade minister Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi is pictured with the microphone. Wam
Wooing India is a catch call for ambitious British diplomats

Rising Indian economy has caught the imagination of UK leaders who seek a ground-breaking trade deal with New Delhi

OpinionAugust 30, 2023
The Ulez scheme in London is an example of why we can’t have a situation in which the poorest are paying more to get around. AFP
How to tax Britain's changing cars while fighting shy of irate drivers

Transition from fossil fuels to renewables has been piecemeal and the car market shows how not to do it

OpinionAugust 22, 2023
An attendee shelters from the sun under an umbrella during a heatwave on the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow. Bloomberg
Britain's days as a science superpower are behind it

UK needs a concerted industrial strategy akin to that of the US

OpinionAugust 15, 2023
USA coach Vlatko Andonovski, left, could well lose his job after the side’s unexpectedly early exit at the Women's World Cup in Melbourne. AFP
Sky-high demands fuelling shorter tenures at football clubs and boardrooms

Like football managers, CEOs can be worshipped one week and vilified the next

OpinionAugust 08, 2023
Senior heads have been rolling at NatWest and Coutts over the Nigel Farage affair. AFP
Banking bosses must look in the mirror as consumer revolt challenges their ways

Top UK executives' lack of empathy and accountability has finally caught up with them

OpinionAugust 01, 2023
A wildfire in a forest near Vati village on the island of Rhodes. AP
Greece wildfires: A tragedy that requires change

Greece needs to take steps to adapt to this new reality, and the world needs to do more to address climate change

OpinionJuly 25, 2023
Passengers queue inside the departures terminal of Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London. Reuters
Airports blaming airlines for long queues just won't do

Experience for the travelling public is getting worse despite airport bosses' promises

OpinionJuly 18, 2023
Sir Richard Branson has shelved plans for 10 supersonic jets, dealing a blow for a new era of 'affordable' supersonic travel. Boom
Supersonic dreams grounded as air travel loses the quest for speed

Ambitious plans for super fast jetliners offer a contrast to the slow and unpleasant airport experience

OpinionJuly 12, 2023
John Lewis has underperformed for much of the past decade. PA
John Lewis bonus payouts built on crippling debts but salad days are gone

Staff payments fall by the wayside as company's employee-ownership model comes under scrutiny

OpinionJuly 04, 2023
Prince William and Princess Catherine sit in the royal box at last year's Wimbledon alongside David Walliams, David Dimbleby and others. PA
Wimbledon thrills, UK spectaculars and the whiff of underperformance

Why Britain's global reach through showmanship struggles to translate into economic competitiveness

OpinionJune 27, 2023
James Bond's Aston Martin at the World Premiere of No Time To Die, at the Royal Albert Hall in central London in 2021. Getty
Aston Martin's marque is world-beating, with a little help from James Bond

In a British economy beset by gloom, the luxury sports car manufacturer's recent success stands out

OpinionJune 20, 2023
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