The endless reign of Rupert Murdoch
A profile of Rupert Murdoch, fittingly epic in length given its subject’s lifetime spent “in the business of speaking power to truth”.
When Rio Tinto Met China’s Iron Hand
The story of how the mining giant got badly burnt when they came up against the Chinese government.
How the sandwich consumed Britain
If you have been looking for a deep dive into the macroeconomics, microeconomics, design process, supply chain, and key players of the sandwich industry, then this is for you. A surprisingly engaging piece looking at a phenomenally successful £8bn industry, that will also teach you the meaning of the term “goblin caves”.
Inside James Dyson’s all-or-nothing quest for an electric car
While Elon Musk and Tesla are making all the noise, vacuum billionaire James Dyson is making his own huge bet on the electric car, investing billions of his own money in an attempt to launch his first commercially available vehicle by 2021.
The Fall of Travis Kalanick Was a Lot Weirder and Darker Than You Thought
A behind the scenes account of Travis Kalanick’s defenestration from his role as Uber’s CEO. The piece provides insights into the delicate power balance between executives and their company boards. Recent events do though help to put Kalanick’s ‘fall’ in context – an investment in Uber by Japanese firm Softbank has recently been agreed, netting him an estimated $1.4bn.