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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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Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs, with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates at Cop28. Reuters
Tech billionaires answering the Cop28 call to save the planet

Negotiators are struggling but money is pouring in for climate solutions and the tech wizards are on the case

OpinionDecember 12, 2023
Activist Ina-Maria Shikongo leads a demonstration against fossil fuels at Cop28 on December 10, 2023. AP
Protesters and energy bigwigs make their voices heard at Cop28

They may seem at odds but there is growing consensus that momentous changes lie ahead

Cop28December 11, 2023
One of the many slogans encouraging action, progress and decisions at Cop28. Reuters
Optimism and determination abound - but can Cop28 turn fine words into decisive deeds?

Dubai’s teeming Expo City is a testament to the seriousness with which the planet’s future is being treated

Cop28December 09, 2023
Sunak outmanoeuvred at every turn by 'Prime Minister-in-waiting'

From Cop28 to domestic politics, the focus has turned from the relatively new British Prime Minister to his expected successor Keir Starmer

OpinionDecember 04, 2023
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his government had planned the Hampton Court event for months. Reuters
Rishi Sunak's good news mission sabotaged by bank chief

Andrew Bailey was partly dampening down the prospect of an early UK interest rate cut

OpinionNovember 28, 2023
The Autumn Statement is Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s stab at raising some cheer ahead of the looming election. AFP
Investment not tax cuts is the way to stimulate growth

There were taxation giveaways to announce but the OBR rained on the Chancellor’s pre-election parade

OpinionNovember 22, 2023
David Cameron was appointed to his new role as Foreign Secretary this week. On the political side of the fence, there seems to exist a permanent situation of chaos. Getty Images
Revolving door reshuffle is baffling for British business

City managers look at the government and cannot fathom its management

OpinionNovember 14, 2023
From left, Bryan, Avram and Joel Glazer. Getty Images
Glazers' takeover unlocked Manchester United rivers of gold

Attempts to improve the beautiful game are rarely pretty

WeekendNovember 10, 2023
Will Lewis was one of the names mentioned when The Telegraph's potential sale became public, but his future is now in the US. Getty Images
Lewis turns back on Telegraph takeover for lure of US news

Executive with intimate knowledge of Telegraph culture is heading elsewhere

OpinionNovember 07, 2023
Bryan, Avram and Joel Glazer would appear to carry many of their father’s traits. Getty Images
How the Glazers made billions from the people’s game

Manchester United's invisible US owners unlikely to be selling up for good despite years of fan anger

OpinionOctober 31, 2023
A 'March For Palestine' in London on October 21, 2023, to demand an end to the war on Gaza. AFP
The UK's political divide over Gaza

No one at Westminster is speaking up for the Palestinians, not in public at any rate

CommentOctober 25, 2023
Steady Sunak fails to inspire after a year in Downing Street

The UK Prime Minister has instilled calm in Westminster but has failed to make significant progress on his political pledges

OpinionOctober 25, 2023
JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon voiced unsettling truths as global institutions and leaders turn a deaf ear to escalating crises. AP
Jamie Dimon's stark warning on global inertia and Gaza

JP Morgan boss should not seem like a lone voice expressing fears over rising crises and cracking markets

OpinionOctober 17, 2023
People mourn at the graveside of Eden Guez, who was killed as she attended a festival that was attacked by Hamas gunmen from Gaza that left at least 260 people dead, at her funeral in Ashkelon, in southern Israel, October 10, 2023. REUTERS / Violeta Santos Moura
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Israel-Hamas conflict tears holes in global economic recovery

Markets stalled, investment plans put on hold as investors await direction of the conflict

OpinionOctober 11, 2023
As Conservative Party treasurer, Mohamed Mansour has put himself at the heart of British politics. Simon Dawson / Bloomberg
Mohamed Mansour supports Rishi Sunak as a unifying force

Egyptian billionaire has been putting his billions into projects he passionately believes in

OpinionOctober 04, 2023
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