Biography of the Author Robert Shrimsley

Robert Shrimsley

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  1. buzzcut
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    Commentary: No barbers, no sweat. The it-will-do-for-now haircut works just fine

    Twitter is replete with middle-aged men with buzzcuts, says the Financial Times' Robert Shrimsley.
  2. A singer Cernisova looks at her tablet during a rehearsal online via Zoom platform in Riga
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    Commentary: The weekly Zoom family quiz night - the best thing, yet also the worst idea

    Our new weekly get-together leads to more questions than answers, says the Financial Times' Robert Shrimsley.
  3. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said things "could have gone either way" when he was in
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    Commentary: Boris Johnson’s COVID-19 illness has made him more powerful

    The UK prime minister’s brush with death has deepened his ties with voters, says Robert Shrimsley of the Financial Times.
  4. FILE PHOTO: A cup of latte coffee is pictured at a cafe in Sydney
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    Commentary: Wake up and smell the coffee snobbery

    Perhaps this is a new business model for cafes: Create something so preposterously expensive that journalists have to come to test it out, says ...
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    Commentary: Here's how Britain will attempt to pass the Brexit deal this week - again

    The British Prime Minister Theresa May's strategy will be to scare Brexit hardliners into submission, says the Financial Times' Robert Shrimley.
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    Commentary: Theresa May’s breathtaking defeat points to a Brexit delay

    And Britain's soft exit from the European Union now looks more likely, says the Financial Times' Robert Shrimsley
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    Commentary: Zombie Prime Minister Theresa May lives to fight another day

    British Prime Minister Theresa May is in charge but not any better off, says the Financial Times’ Robert Shrimsley.
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    Commentary: Bringing up a bonsai is like raising a teenager

    Financial Times' Robert Shrimsley bought a bonsai when his son head to college and soon realises bringing it up is similar to raising a teenager.
  9. Indoor slippers
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    Commentary: If Facebook is so smart, why does it keep selling me slippers?

    We are supposed to believe social media's sophisticated algorithms built upon data scraping and machine learning know us better than our closest ...
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    Commentary: Why it's time to let the Formula One grid girls go

    There are clear indications why it's time to take away these glamourous models from the sport, says the Financial Times' Robert Shrimsley.