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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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Boris Becker lived a lavish lifestyle long after his glittering career came to an end. Getty Images
Boom Boom to bust: Boris Becker's loneliness at heart of his downfall

Former Wimbledon champion's restless spirit made him a legend but his undoing should not shock us

OpinionApril 08, 2022
Robert Maxwell at a press conference announcing his acquisition of Mirror Group Newspapers in 1984. Getty
House of Maxwell may have crumbled but our obsession with criminal tycoon remains intact

Ghislaine Maxwell's father Robert was a larger-than-life newspaper magnate whose peccadillos were laid bare in death

OpinionApril 06, 2022
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been criticised as out-of-touch after the petrol station photo call. HM Treasury
Could Rishi Sunak be too super-rich to realise his British PM ambition?

Danger for British chancellor is that Conservatives will fear a backlash down the line

OpinionMarch 29, 2022
Stamford Bridge, the home of Chelsea FC in west London, as the club prepares to be bought out by new owners. AFP
Chelsea need leadership as well as a £3bn shot in the arm

Prospective new owners may be long-time fans but that may not be enough to fill the Roman Abramovich void

OpinionMarch 23, 2022
Boris Johnson goes all out to solve the UK's energy squeeze

Travelling to the Arabian Gulf to encourage green investment is matched with a domestic summit of renewables investors

OpinionMarch 16, 2022
Dior is among the multitude of brands to close its Russian stores. EPA
Investors are playing a crucial frontline role in Russia-Ukraine war

In the era of ESG, retail giants like western governments can no longer sit on the fence over the invasion

OpinionMarch 09, 2022
Russian oligarchs living in Britain fear sanctions after Russia sent troops into neighbouring Ukraine.
Chris Blackhurst: blame the British elite who helped build 'Londongrad'

Politicians and bankers have continually failed to ask the right questions about illicit Russian money

WeekendMarch 04, 2022
US President Joe Biden has said President Vladimir Putin is forcing the imposition of major sanctions. Reuters
Putin's no fool: western sanctions were quick but not Swift

There is reluctance to block Russians from using the international banking transactions network

OpinionFebruary 23, 2022
The BBC is relocating its business journalists away from London and the financial heart of the country. EPA
To take business seriously, the BBC must be at the thick of the London action

BBC gestures put broadcaster in the vanguard of what has become a crusade in government

OpinionFebruary 16, 2022
Leaders in the City of London are openly discussing that they want Boris Johnson to be replaced.
Johnson's sing-songs sink his reputation with UK business leaders

London's business chiefs see beleaguered British PM and are nostalgic for an earlier leader

OpinionFebruary 09, 2022
London Mayor Sadiq Khan speaks with the management of The Wolseley restaurant on Piccadilly. Photo: Getty
Debt spirals and fine cuisine do not mix in the crunch over The Wolseley

London is in a lather as stately eaterie The Wolseley and its sister restaurants fall into administration

OpinionFebruary 03, 2022
Economist Jim O’Neill says levelling up may occur 'despite government'. Mark Chilvers / The National
From Goldman Sachs to galvanising the north: an audience with Lord O’Neill of Gatley

Let’s assume it should be about social mobility not just infrastructure to make the trains faster

WeekendJanuary 28, 2022
Britain’s Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Charles, Prince of Wales and Ben Elliot. AFP
Like fish, the Conservatives are rotting from the head

Dispute over the Conservative Middle East Council showed disregard of current chairman

OpinionJanuary 26, 2022
People relax during hot weather at the Embassy Gardens Sky Pool. Reuters
London's Vaux-hattan needs eastern promise to thrive

A paean to brutal modernism is toothily growing south of the Thames

OpinionJanuary 19, 2022
The Rolls Royce Cullinan is seen in Knightsbridge, London. Getty Images
Rolls-Royce sales point to a gilded post-pandemic outlook

F Scott Fitzgerald would recognise why lockdowns have triggered a view life is too short not to spend

OpinionJanuary 12, 2022
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