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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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A protest against a luxury resort backed by Jared Kushner. Reuters
CommentFlamingo protests and Trump ties expose Albania's identity crisis

Country has progressed under Edi Rama, but protests over Jared Kushner-led development highlight cultural concerns

CommentJune 10, 2026
British company BAE Systems' 120mm L44A1 LR weapon system on display at the IDEB Defence and Security exhibition in Bratislava, Slovakia. Getty Images
CommentUK defence industry could boost economy, if Starmer gains some 'verve'

Inner conversations within the UK government show how far it has let hopes for industrial rebirth fade

BusinessJune 03, 2026
The message is clear at the Oracle stand at the 2026 ITB tourism trade fair in Berlin last March. Getty Images
The milk round runs dry: How AI is making graduates question value of a degree

The boom in higher education is turning to bust for university leavers discovering that new technology has eliminated the jobs they would normally walk into

UKMay 22, 2026
After Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, is Britain set to see another Prime Minister?
CommentAs UK races through prime ministers, veterans like Cooper should know better

Keir Starmer is battling fractious politicians and an impatient electorate in a nation still divided by Brexit

CommentMay 13, 2026
Something is in the air at Heathrow. The National
Plan B revival looms as Heathrow seeks new path

Expensive and disruptive third runway proposal could be sent back to the drawing board

UKMay 05, 2026
CommentMandelson's requiem a mere overture to Starmer's dramas

Former chief of staff's defence of PM will only provide temporary relief

CommentApril 29, 2026
Server options for artificial intelligence projects are vast. Getty Images
CommentBritain's AI script is going off the rails with a push from Trump

Stargate UK project being put on hold is blow to government's hopeful growth plans

CommentApril 15, 2026
People queue to refill liquefied petroleum cylinders near a gas agency office in Mumbai, India. EPA
CommentPast lessons provide route map to escape Iran war energy jolt

Collaborative approach to global supplies needed to see off this or any other shock

CommentApril 08, 2026
Sky News Arabia. Photo: SNA
Commercially minded Sky News Arabia partners keep their views out of it

Bound by tight confidentiality, business partners keep focus strictly on the boardroom

OpinionMarch 19, 2026
US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's relationship has deteriorated over the Iran war. Getty Images
CommentTrump and Starmer relationship has been exposed by Iran war differences

UK leader has incurred wrath of US President several times during war in region

CommentMarch 17, 2026
Easington Gas Terminal on England's Yorkshire coast. The UK should be putting its own house in order when it comes to gas supply. AFP
CommentUK faces yet another energy shock due to Iran but when will ministers act?

Three strikes against British gas security but no one is out to fix the problem

CommentMarch 11, 2026
US markets have been in turmoil over fast-advancing AI tools. AFP
CommentCEOs quaking at AI tsunami that has barely begun

Anxiety surges through industries and stock markets as disruptor technology creates opportunities...and closes others

CommentFebruary 18, 2026
Keir Starmer set to turn leftward ho!

Without the vision of his chief of staff, the UK Prime Minister can offer Labour the sort of policies its MPs demand

OpinionFebruary 11, 2026
Producer Fernando Sulichin is planning to relocate his company to the Middle East. Reuters
From Melania to the Abraham Accords: Fernando Sulichin turns to the Middle East

Putin, Castro, Chavez and most recently America's First Lady - the Argentinian producer has brought them all to the big screen. He explains why he's turning his camera to the Middle East

UKFebruary 06, 2026
Greenland, left, and the Chagos Islands have come to symbolise US President Donald Trump's willingness to challenge traditional allies. AFP / Getty Images
CommentTrump's genius ploy was to find an unseen link between Chagos and Greenland

By taking on Starmer over Mauritius deal, the US is playing for keeps with Denmark

CommentJanuary 21, 2026
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