Jonathan Derbyshire

Jonathan Derbyshire is executive opinion editor of the Financial Times. He was formerly managing editor of Prospect and culture editor of the New Statesman.

Jean Daniel and the the lost age of the intellectual
On the life of the French editor and writer, who has died aged 99.

By Jonathan Derbyshire
26 February
Politics
Sects and Man City
Marking the passing of Roberto Mancini.
By Jonathan Derbyshire
23 May
Culture
Isabel Allende: "I have lived the horror of drugs"
The Books Interview.
By Jonathan Derbyshire
02 May
Culture
The sorrows of Mr Weak
Since the minister in charge of tax avoidance was forced to admit to a secret Swiss bank account, François Hollande’s entire government has begun to look shaky. How did it go so wrong, so fast?
By Jonathan Derbyshire
02 May
Culture
The pantomime horse
Jonathan Derbyshire looks back at his predecessors in the literary editor’s chair.
By Jonathan Derbyshire
25 April
Culture
Lucy Wadham: "Class is this great, open wound that nobody can leave alone"
The Books Interview.
By Jonathan Derbyshire
09 April
Culture
Reviewed: Fractured Times - Culture and Society in the Twentieth Century by Eric Hobsbawm
Looking for Eric.
By Jonathan Derbyshire
09 April
Culture
Paul Kennedy: "It’s my contention that the story of the 'middle people' hasn’t been told"
The Books Interview.
By Jonathan Derbyshire
28 February
Culture
Tracey Thorn: "The question was always, 'Do I fit in? Do I want to fit in?'"
The Books Interview.
By Jonathan Derbyshire
21 February
Culture
The many provocations of Norman Stone (1941-2019)
A 2013 NS interview with the late military historian.

By Jonathan Derbyshire
14 February