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Best FT Weekend long reads of 2021

From crypto horse-racing to Boris Johnson’s money network, here is a selection of some of the year’s most popular in-depth features

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Inside Boris Johnson’s money network
The UK prime minister’s own finances may be shambolic, but a secretive donor club is transforming his party’s fortunes
The ‘war on woke’: who should shape Britain’s history?
Monuments, museums and galleries are caught uneasily between activists and an interventionist government
The FT’s 25 most influential women of 2021
Written by Christine Lagarde, Elizabeth Warren, Malala Yousafzai, Jane Fraser, Greta Thunberg and many more
Can we defeat death?
As tech titans invest in the quest to extend our lives, Anjana Ahuja asks if longer lifespans are at last possible — and at what cost
Triumph and tragedy on K2
As the climbing world celebrated a historic first winter ascent, the ‘Savage Mountain’ began to live up to its name
Covid and me: 10 days on life support
After a month in hospital, FT critic Tim Hayward reflects on his battle with coronavirus

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