FT Big Read

FT Big Read

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FT Big Read episodes

  • Beyond the fringe: the story of Ukip
    Ahead of European elections in late May, Kiran Stacey and Jim Pickard take an in-depth look at the rise of the UK Independence Party and its leader Nigel Farage.

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    2 min
  • US unemployment: a long term trap?
    Long term unemployment can take a huge toll on individuals, but it also carries grave consequences for the overall economy. James Politi, US political correspondent, looks at why levels of long term joblessness remain high in the US, and whether government efforts to tackle the problem are proving effective.

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    2 min
  • Battle for the boardroom
    Are shareholder activists fearless advocates for investors or opportunists chasing a quick buck? Stephen Foley, the FT's US investment correspondent, reports from New York.

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    15 min
  • The legacy of Rwanda's genocide
    Twenty years after almost a million people died in Rwanda, Katrina Manson, the FT's East Africa correspondent, reports from Kigali on the fractures that remain in the country, the efforts of President Paul Kagame's government to rebuild, and future threats to stability.

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    2 min

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An audio version of the best of the Financial Times's Big Reads — in-depth reporting from FT correspondents around the world. Listen to longform stories that explore and explain key themes in world…