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Chris Blackhurst

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Chris Blackhurst is an award-winning writer, commentator and broadcaster, based in London. He is a former editor of The Independent, city editor of the Evening Standard, Westminster correspondent for The Independent and deputy head of the Sunday Times Insight team. He writes mostly on business, politics, media. He says he will never retire. To adapt Dr Johnson on London: "If someone tires of journalism, they tire of life."
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BP is looking internationally lightweight at the moment. Getty Images
A BP-Shell merger would create a truly global UK oil champion

Investors are dissatisfied with BP’s performance, leading to speculation major change is in the pipeline

CommentFebruary 19, 2025
Chris Blackhurst
From left, billionaires Xavier Niel and Sam Altman meet French President Emmanuel Macron at the AI Action Summit in Paris. AFP
CommentRazzle dazzle time for AI in Paris as Macron goes deepfake

France’s two-day AI Action Summit in Paris was attended by world leaders and AI superstars, such as OpenAI’s Sam Altman

CommentFebruary 12, 2025
Chris Blackhurst
A plane takes off from Heathrow behind a sign against the proposed airport expansion. Getty Images
CommentHeathrow row highlights UK’s ‘can’t do’ attitude – a new approach is needed

Disputes and inquiries mean flagship projects never see the light of day

CommentFebruary 05, 2025
Chris Blackhurst
A leading UK agency has launched the world’s first insurance policy to cover the costs of PR in a personal reputational crisis. Getty
CommentKidnap insurers offer cancel culture safety net in a social media storm

If anything, cancel culture threats are going to worsen and become scarier

CommentJanuary 29, 2025
Chris Blackhurst
As Donald Trump returns to the White House many in the UK are wondering how his threatened tariffs will hit the economy. Getty
CommentUK braces for Trump tariffs as politics turns personal

Strategists try to predict his next steps as he takes centre stage once more

CommentJanuary 21, 2025
Chris Blackhurst
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves at the annual Mansion House dinner in London in November, where she promised change to spur growth. Reuters
CommentUK hunt for growth turns to recurring red tape fantasy

Sense of deja vu as Rachel Reeves wants tangible cuts and asks watchdog chiefs for new ideas

OpinionJanuary 15, 2025
Chris Blackhurst
High on the UK's wishlist will be a deal involving Chinese electric vehicles and renewable technology. Getty Images
CommentUK trying to have it both ways as chancellor visits China

UK walking fine line between hypocrisy and pragmatism as government seeks growth through secure ties

OpinionJanuary 07, 2025
Chris Blackhurst
A shift is under way that could well be spearheaded and beyond by Trump’s America. Bloomberg via Getty Images
What Donald Trump's cryptocurrency passion could cost staid UK markets

US and European markets have embraced Bitcoin and exchange-traded in a way the UK has not

CommentDecember 31, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and party treasurer Nick Candy met Elon Musk at Mar-a-Lago, the Florida home of US president-elect Donald Trump. Reform UK / PA
CommentNigel Farage finds Elon Musk's ear but London execs are wary

Many businesses still struggling in the wake of Brexit may find it difficult to get on board with the Reform party

CommentDecember 24, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
M&S’s recent half-year results reported a 17.2 rise in pre-tax profits, to £407.8 million. Reuters
CommentM&S recovery bucks the UK High St trend

Not just any turnaround: retailing 'supertanker' now appeals to mothers and their Gen Z daughters

CommentDecember 18, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
Jaguar chief executive Adrian Mardell at the Reimagined Jaguar launch. Getty Images/AFP
CommentJaguar bets all on a doubled-up reinvention to take on BMW and Porsche

The Type 00 is a statement vehicle that owes more to a Rolls-Royce Phantom or stretch limo than a practical motor for getting from A to B

CommentDecember 11, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
The 2007 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640-4 Versace Edition was sold for $240,500 from the UAE. Photo: Collecting Cars
CommentDubai auction venture opens for UK's Collecting Cars

Online start-up has sold more than 23,500 vehicles, including Ferraris that used to belong to singers Rod Stewart and Jay Kay

CommentDecember 04, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
Donald Trump plays golf at Trump International Golf Links course, in Doonbeg, Ireland, in 2023. Reuters
Ireland in Donald Trump's sights once presidency swings into action

High-worth companies who sought out Ireland's low-tax regime may pull out if president-elect gets his way

OpinionNovember 27, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
Workers at a semiconductor silicon wafer foundry in South Wales, UK, which is now owned by a US investment firm. Alamy
Britain rearms for the next round of global semiconductor supremacy

UK Prime Minister must leverage research expertise and private-sector backing to make Britain a leading hub for chip manufacturing

OpinionNovember 19, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
Chancellor Rachel Reeves, pictured on Remembrance Sunday in central London. Her recent budget was no more than a patching-up financial statement. AFP
CommentBritain forgets how to be inspiring as Labour offers a pipeline of nothing

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has failed to grasp importance of thinking big when it comes to infrastructure

CommentNovember 12, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
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