Other lives: Secretary and long-serving staff member at the Economist whose roles included commissioning the magazine’s art collection
July 2023
Even Britain’s free market bible has turned on the Tories. Do they have any friends left?
Andy Beckett
The Economist speaks to capitalism’s international elite. Its criticism of the party’s 13-year rule reflects a contempt that is now global, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
June 2022
Vienna reclaims title of the world’s most liveable city
Annual rankings return Austria’s capital to first place, as former title-holder Auckland tumbles to 34th and Ukraine war sees eastern cities slump
September 2020
Robert Taylor obituary
Journalist and academic who charted the history of modern trade unions
June 2020
Felicity Bryan obituary
Dynamic literary agent with an extraordinary gift for nurturing new talent
April 2020
Romek Marber obituary
Graphic designer who caught the mood of the 1960s with work for the Economist, Penguin and the Observer colour supplement
September 2018
Indulging Steve Bannon is just a form of liberal narcissism
Nesrine Malik
White supremacy and fascist flirtations are not ideas that need to be ‘exposed’. We just need to fight them, says the Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
August 2017
Dame Helen Alexander obituary
Businesswoman and former chief executive of the Economist who became the first female president of the Confederation of British Industry
Four UK news sources among top 10 most trusted in US – survey
Economist, Reuters, BBC and the Guardian rated highly by US readers, while Breitbart and BuzzFeed among least trusted
Dame Helen Alexander, first female head of CBI, dies aged 60
Former chief executive of Economist Group praised as brilliant leader who made case for diversity in the boardroom
June 2017
Press gang up on Jeremy Corbyn in election day coverage
Which parties are the UK press backing in the general election?
January 2017
Greenslade
Debate double: can we trust our media and is press freedom threatened?
London Press Club to stage panel discussions about the coverage of Donald Trump and Brexit plus the threat posed by section 40
November 2016
Greenslade
Foreign journalists working in China face increased harassment
Annual survey of international media correspondents finds that 98% of them do not believe Chinese reporting conditions meet international standards
October 2016
Greenslade
The Economist to take up a new riverside home
Magazine plans to move next summer to a London headquarters, overlooking the Thames, that meets ‘the needs of a 21st century media company’
July 2016
Peter Preston on press and broadcasting
Print still has a future, and Le Monde can prove it. Aux armes, citoyens!
Peter Preston
Gloomy advertising figures point to a bleak future for newspapers, but the revival of one Parisian heavyweight offers a way forward
Women and girls
Female genital mutilation is never 'minor'
Assita Kanko
A recent Economist editorial says some forms of FGM that cause no long-lasting damage should be permitted, but I know that the hurt lasts
Economist profits up to £61m as paid subscriptions offset 18% print ad fall
Strategy of pushing readers to premium packages of print and digital content pays off for magazine, which this year severed links with Pearson
June 2016
End FGM campaign
The Economist prompts outrage as it backs 'minor FGM'
Campaign groups have condemned an editorial that argues allowing some forms of the practice may prevent extreme harm
May 2016
Media Monkey
Media Monkey: Martin Sorrell, dead lesbians and Thatcher matchmaking
Johnny Hornby on WPP succession, City AM’s Christian May gets his girl and kickstarting Jacquie Lawrence’s drama
