Hints and tips:
...These range from oils of Charles II’s mistress to Grand Tour collectables to troves of 18th-century porcelain....
...But, you know, where could a Trump Mark II lead us to? Most people feel he will sell Ukraine out....
...Feilding, however, maintains a certain distance: “I’m not against profit. But my aim is to do good for the world. And I don’t want that contaminated by, you know, profit.”...
...I’m at tony.barber@ft.com. Creepy-crawly fake news I’m guessing that every reader has their own favourite example of disinformation. My pick of the year so far is about insects....
...Legal consulting firm Montresor Legal has hired Roger Barron, most recently Paul Hastings’ global vice-chair of M&A, and Freddie Lawson, a director at legal search firm Fox Rodney, as a senior adviser and...
...Once used for fox-hunt meets and political congresses (Walpole made it a powerhouse of Whiggery), it is now an “everything room”....
...of, you know, the west and Japan and South Korea and others that developed post-World War II....
...I’m not really sure why it would. So, finally, for all Labour’s tactical timidity, where does that leave public opinion on Brexit two years on?...
...And he went basically directly to Fox News saying that, nevertheless, if what’s going to happen to the Republican party, Fox News is going to be important....
...James Murdoch, whose father Rupert controls Fox News, has become one of the top Democratic donors....
...On the other hand, I'm not ready for innovations like the BBC's latest — detailed in Tech Tools below — which requires taking a survey before you watch. The Internet of (Five) Things 1....
...Simon Fox has stepped down from his position at the board of Reach, the UK media company. Fox will be succeeded by Jim Mullen, who was most recently chief executive of Ladbrokes Coral....
...Don't miss Robin Lane Fox's indispensable guide to spring seeds. About us Helen Barrett is editor of FT House & Home....
...The second big City story is a trustbuster’s ruling that 21st Century Fox’s £11.7bn bid for Sky is “not in the public interest”....
...Get in touch with us: Due.Diligence@FT.com How soon until Vision Fund II? That is the question inside SoftBank....
...aged four) and the painting that inspired the poster for Fantastic Mr Fox (Wolfgang Heimbach’s “Nocturnal Banquet”, 1640)....
...Further encroachment by Facebook and Netflix into sports rights, media and film production led Rupert Murdoch to sell much of his 21st Century Fox empire to Disney in a $66bn deal....
...Michael Whealon, who is joining from corporate finance advisory boutique, Fox Point Capital Partners, will head up the private capital solutions division....
...I’m not one of the 4.3 million people who watch this guff]....
...“A year or two ago, when we were first investing in The Crown [drama on the life of Queen Elizabeth II, media companies] were all like ‘Oh shit!’...
...Liam Fox-- Liam Fox, Boris Johnson-- who basically say, clean break, Britain [INAUDIBLE], Britain-- global Britain, et cetera. There are plenty of champions....
...There is something of the fox in his demeanour, sweet but slightly cunning....
...Sheldon Adelson, the casino owner, has told Mr Trump he could contribute more than $100m to his campaign, The New York Times reported this weekend....
...I’m writing these very words from a space that was once my own garage....
...What I really miss when I’m away is the never-ending turning of the seasonal cycle. I miss the work too (though I am guilty of whining about that sometimes, when it feels like it never ends)....
International Edition