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Prior to this, Masters served as FT’s chief regulation correspondent, working with reporters around the world to cover global financial regulation and white-collar crime cases. You could, of course, make the case for biometric surveillance as a temporary measure taken during a state of emergency. Martin Wolf is chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, London. You can have bitter arguments with your siblings for years, but when some emergency occurs, you suddenly discover a hidden reservoir of trust and amity, and you rush to help one another. This administration has abandoned even its closest allies. Will we travel down the route of disunity, or will we adopt the path of global solidarity? One method is for the government to monitor people, and punish those who break the rules. Today, for the first time in human history, technology makes it possible to monitor everyone all the time. A coronavirus in China and a coronavirus in the US cannot swap tips about how to infect humans.
Such a system could arguably stop the epidemic in its tracks within days. In the days ahead, each one of us should choose to trust scientific data and healthcare experts over unfounded conspiracy theories and self-serving politicians. Consider, for example, washing your hands with soap. There are two main ways of achieving this. Farmed fishing is the future — but can it be sustainable? The algorithms will know that you are sick even before you know it, and they will also know where you have been, and who you have met. Financial Times. Bullish mood across markets leaves investors with a dilemma, Vaccine hopes clear path for riskier groups to tap capital markets, Janus Henderson under pressure as Trian eyes consolidation, Use with care: Covid makes work emails trickier than ever, Xi’s aim to double China’s economy is a fantasy, ‘There will be shocks’: Yngve Slyngstad, Norway’s $1tn man. . Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox, The global economy may be shifting as it did four decades ago, Martin Wolf selects his must-read titles for the second half of 2020, The UK prime minister will be remembered for ‘getting Brexit done’ and his mismanagement of Covid, The challenge for Joe Biden is to convince most US citizens he serves their interests, Action is both essential and affordable — but it demands international leaders’ co-operation, Much remains uncertain for business, the economy, domestic politics and international relations, A Trump victory would shatter it, but defeat may only defer that tragic withdrawal, Governments need to focus on the cost of inaction, not the cost of supporting economies, An extraordinary talent who made the case for India’s transformative economic liberalisation, The FT's chief economics commentator looks at the political implications of the global pandemic, Martin Wolf reviews two important new books on Trump, strongmen leaders and the most disturbing political development of our times, Huge fiscal challenges await the UK due to rising public debt, If we wish to avoid a political breakdown we should not seek to suppress markets, but instead temper their gales, An administration that cannot govern makes a stark contrast with China. Yet every crisis is also an opportunity. Close drawer menu Financial Times.
I wash my hands with soap because I have heard of viruses and bacteria, I understand that these tiny organisms cause diseases, and I know that soap can remove them. The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice. FT subscribers can find FT Globetrotter guides and content on the hub page, including the new etiquette series in which FT correspondents offer hard-won advice on how to avoid cultural mishaps on your work trip. In normal times, governments, businesses and educational boards would never agree to conduct such experiments. If I could track my own medical condition 24 hours a day, I would learn not only whether I have become a health hazard to other people, but also which habits contribute to my health. UK chief political commentator and UK editor at large. For more information, please contact: We can and should enjoy both privacy and health. If we choose disunity, this will not only prolong the crisis, but will probably result in even worse catastrophes in the future. [2] His first cousin is actress Miranda Hart.
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But these aren’t normal times. Humanity needs to make a choice. Guides to other cities will be published later in the year. Since 2018 Masters has served as opinion and analysis editor, overseeing the FT’s own columnists and commissioning opinion pieces from a range of outside contributors. Follow @FTLifeArts on Twitter to find out about our latest stories first. But with coronavirus, the focus of interest shifts. The chains of infection could be drastically shortened, and even cut altogether.
7 September 2020: Today, the Financial Times announces that Brooke Masters is appointed chief business commentator, effective January 2021.
In previous global crises — such as the 2008 financial crisis and the 2014 Ebola epidemic — the US assumed the role of global leader. It is crucial to remember that anger, joy, boredom and love are biological phenomena just like fever and a cough. A rich country with few coronavirus cases should be willing to send precious equipment to a poorer country with many cases, trusting that if and when it subsequently needs help, other countries will come to its assistance. This kind of technology is not limited to east Asia.
Previously, even doctors and nurses proceeded from one surgical operation to the next without washing their hands. Michael Skapinker.
We must act quickly and decisively.
Edward Luce (born 1 June 1968) is an English journalist and the Financial Times chief US commentator and columnist based in Washington, D.C. Before that he was the Financial Times' Washington bureau chief, and South Asia bureau chief based in New Delhi. Masters joined the FT in 2006 and has held a number of roles, including companies editor from 2013 to 2018, during which time she joined the team of assistant editors. There seem to be no adults in the room. Today at 11:00 AM. A new opinion and analysis editor will be announced in the coming weeks. Close drawer menu Financial Times. Be the first to know about every new Coronavirus story. For when people are given a choice between privacy and health, they will usually choose health. The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading business news organisations, recognised internationally for its authority, integrity and accuracy. By closely monitoring people’s smartphones, making use of hundreds of millions of face-recognising cameras, and obliging people to check and report their body temperature and medical condition, the Chinese authorities can not only quickly identify suspected coronavirus carriers, but also track their movements and identify anyone they came into contact with. The west, after all, did business with Moscow at the height of the cold war. The War of Independence has long been won, but Israel never declared the emergency over, and has failed to abolish many of the “temporary” measures of 1948 (the emergency pudding decree was mercifully abolished in 2011). The English language business title just took home four top prizes at the prestigious SOPA Awards, including best scoop for the second year running. The first is between totalitarian surveillance and citizen empowerment. Martin Wolf on how Covid-19 could transform western societies, Rishi Sunak should not succumb to premature fiscal retrenchment, Leaders should now be asking how we create the strongest feasible recovery, Protectionism in a crisis only concentrates risk domestically and diminishes economies of scale, Martin Wolf selects his best mid-year reads, A new book looks at why global conflicts owe more to divisions within countries than between them, Scale of the forecast economic decline reflects the failure to manage the pandemic effectively, The society that will emerge will probably be even less co-operative and effective, The permanence of the losses caused by the pandemic depends on the size of the scars, The UK entered the lockdown too late and is now leaving too early, Sunak funds schools and police in last hurrah before tax rises, Judge dismisses Trump campaign lawsuit in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump running out of chances to overturn US election defeat, Boris Johnson to outline Christmas Covid rules, New Zealand’s top diplomat vows to speak truth to China, Trump deploys scorched earth tactics in post-election battle, Deutsche Bank on the lookout to expand its payments business, Delta casts doubt on NY-London Covid ‘air corridor’, China regulations spur investors to reassess tech sector, South Korea’s ‘M&A king’ SK Group pursues path away from fossil fuels, Formula One shake-up to challenge dominance of Hamilton era, Investors fret over future of Fed crisis lending.