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...My colleague Alec Russell is the FT’s foreign editor, and he’s just one of the wisest people that I know at finding perspective in the face of atrocities....
...Sometimes the mills of justice do grind fine....
...Join FT journalists, Alec Russell and Martin Wolf, as well as, guests on January 24 1pm GMT for a subscriber-exclusive webinar. Register for free here....
...said Russell Beck, an attorney who sat on a working group tackling the noncompete issue during the Obama administration....
...[MUSIC PLAYING] Marc Filippino Four billion dollars — that’s how much the US Department of Justice wants Binance to pay to settle a criminal investigation....
...The election defeat in October of Poland’s Law and Justice party, which spent years undermining the rule of law and turning the state broadcaster into a government mouthpiece, was a reminder that democracy...
...But the workings of justice when it meets high politics can unfortunately be a messy business....
...In the ensuing furore, Usman had to step down as chief justice after an ethics panel found him guilty of a conflict of interest, but the court’s ruling stands....
...“In my view, it is plain that the SoS misinterpreted the NPPF [the National Planning Policy Framework], and therefore erred in law,” Mrs Justice Lieven said in her ruling....
...Russell was raised by his grandfather, Lord John Russell, who grew up during the French Revolution. Felicia Schwartz responds Hi Ed, thanks for bringing me in on this....
...Plus, the FT’s Alec Russell unpacks Indonesian president Joko Widodo’s ambitious plan to build a new capital city and turn the country into an economic superpower....
...This may also explain analysis from headhunter Russell Reynolds that shows the tenure for female CEOs in 2023 was 4.1 years versus 8.7 years for men....
...But a more insidious threat is at hand, writes Alec Russell. Bitcoin: The recent price surge demonstrates a friendship of convenience between traditional finance and crypto, writes Jemima Kelly....
...Alec Russell will be talking to Justice Malala and Palesa Morudu about Nelson Mandela, leadership and the trajectory of South Africa at the FT Weekend Festival in Washington DC on Saturday. usftweekendfestival.live.ft.com...
...Joe Biden lashed out at a US Department of Justice special counsel report — which cast the US president as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” — in a hastily organised press conference at the...
...Join the FT’s Martin Wolf and Alec Russell along with expert guests tomorrow as they discuss the challenge posed by migration to liberal democracies. Subscribers can register for free here....
...“People who worked hard and were honest felt there was no justice [in the Soviet system]....
...Now try this I have very much been enjoying the Brutto cookbook by the much-missed Russell Norman, who founded the Italian restaurant in London....
...Airing just weeks after Channel 4’s Dispatches programme about allegations against Russell Brand, the timeliness of the drama can hardly be overstated....
...Racial Reckoning by Eve Fairbanks, Simon & Schuster $27.99, 416 pages Alec Russell is the FT’s foreign editor and a two-times former Johannesburg correspondent Join our online book group on Facebook at...
...Winning the long war: Every conflict has periods of defeatism but there are no signs of it in Ukraine, writes Alec Russell. The west must keep the faith....
...The UK offers the most recent successful instance, with Russell T Davies returning to Doctor Who in triumph after time out on rewarding passion projects, most notably It’s a Sin....
...Additional reporting by George Russell...
...Additional contributions from George Russell and Benjamin Wilhelm...
...Not only is Trump expected to pick his own loyalists to top roles in federal agencies but he will also seek to oust career civil servants across the government, with the justice department, the FBI, and...
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