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Jemima Kelly

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Jemima Kelly writes a weekly column on society, politics and ideas. She also writes long reads, travel pieces and other features as well as a quarterly column for HTSI called “Adventures in Woo Woo”. She was previously a reporter for Alphaville, the FT’s snarky and satirical markets and finance blog. Before joining the FT, she wrote about currencies and crypto for Reuters, and she has also written for The Economist.
Email Jemima Kelly @jemimajoanna  on X.com (link opens in a new browser window)
  • January 11 2026
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    ‘Wellness’ culture is empty without service to others
    Volunteering has declined along with religion — it needs a revival
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    Gender politics
    In praise of male courage
    The heroes of Bondi Beach should be celebrated in an era of ‘toxic masculinity’
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    FT writers on their most thrilling musical discoveries of 2025
    Beethoven through new eyes, a jazz saxophonist with a rock bent, restless Rosalía and more
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    The chutzpah of Marjorie Taylor Greene
    Once a pugnacious devotee, the former Maga maximalist is now one of the few Republicans who stand up to Trump
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  • December 12 2025
    Q&AAsk an Expert
    Is the vibe shift for real? You asked, Jemima Kelly answered
    The FT columnist replied to readers
  • December 7 2025
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    This party season, embrace the ‘vulnerability hangover’
    The summer gathering may be about networking but this time of year is for letting it all hang out
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  • December 2 2025
    Adventures in Woo-Woo
    Jemima Kelly tries reiki – the treatment with ‘joyraising’ powers
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    Doge, crypto and the end of the lol era
    Running the White House and launching memecoins once seemed so simple — more than that, it seemed hilarious
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  • November 29 2025
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    Charging elephants and snoozing gorillas: Jemima Kelly’s Ugandan adventure
    On a tour of little-visited conservation areas, the FT columnist gets up close — sometimes a little too close — with the wildlife
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  • September 23 2025
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  • September 18 2025
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    The US president luxuriated in a warm bath of royal pomp and circumstance
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  • September 18 2025
    FT SeriesThe FT Magazine’s Coffee Guide
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