Is the Rolls-Royce Spectre the best electric car ever made?
The all-electric coupe is enormous, hugely powerful and – at around £500,000 – eye-wateringly expensive
October 4, 2023
John Arlidge
John Arlidge has interviewed and profiled some of the world’s most prominent business leaders, mainly for the Sunday Times Magazine.
It was John who revealed that Goldman Sachs’ former boss, Lloyd Blankfein, thinks bankers ‘do God’s work’. It took 10 years but he finally persuaded Jony Ive, Apple’s then chief designer, to do his first, full one-on-one interview. When Carlos Ghosn, the fugitive Nissan CEO, decided to reveal the details of his escape from Tokyo, a stowaway on a private jet, he chose to talk to John. Sir James Dyson first revealed his £500 million prototype electric car to John.
He lives in London with former BBC Economics Editor now global head of economics and government at Bloomberg, Stephanie Flanders, and their son and daughter.
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Could the Rolls-Royce Spectre silently reimagine luxury coupes?
The last act of Torsten Müller-Ötvös as CEO of Rolls-Royce cars will also be his boldest. He’s launching the…
August 26, 2022
How To Spend It: why the FT changed one of its top titles
Does anyone remember How to Spend It? John Arlidge wonders what the magazine’s new title says about the FT’s…
July 1, 2022
Dubai has emerged as the world’s leading haven for business post-pandemic
The tiny emirate of Dubai has emerged as the world’s leading haven from Covid for business and investment, writes…
May 3, 2022
Inside the blue bond boom: Why it’s time to invest in the world’s oceans
Ahead of COP26, as the potential for marine habitats – and ‘blue bonds’ – to play a major role…
October 12, 2021
What does citizenship-by-investment controversy mean for the way HNWs live, work and play?
The citizenship-by-investment industry is booming – but recent controversies have sparked unprecedented scrutiny. John Arlidge reports On paper Sir…
July 20, 2021
‘Superjumbo dead? No. I’d buy the lot if I could’ – Why Emirates boss Sir Tim Clark is betting on the future of luxury aviation
With most airlines rushing to scrap the double-decker Airbus A380, Emirates boss Sir Tim Clark is flying in the…
June 3, 2021
How Singapore’s vision of the near-future is bringing Davos to the Lion City
Singapore’s tough response to the pandemic has persuaded the World Economic Forum to move its marquee event away from…
January 19, 2021
Up in the air: Is the decline of airlines terminal?
Covid travel bans and the rise of Zoom have plunged airlines into a nosedive. When we do finally take…
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