On January 2nd 1893
“the FT began printing on light pink paper to distinguish it from the similarly named Financial News: at the time, it was also cheaper to print on unbleached paper (several other more general newspapers, such as The Sporting Times, had the same policy), but nowadays it is more expensive as the paper has to be dyed specially.”
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were at 295 parts per million. As of 2026 they are 428 ppm at and rising rapidly. Enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think.
Btw, the point(s) of this project is …. the how, the who the hell am I and the what do I currently believe?
The context was
Lots of newspapers – how are you going to distinguish yourself?
Why care?
No reason – I love the Financial Times because it, more or less is unashamed celebration of capitalism. It’s intelligent. It’s what you try to read occasionally to make sense of the world.
(How) does it connect to climate change?
It doesn’t, but the FT’s coverage, with caveats, is worth your time.
What happened next
It has stayed salmon pink
How does it help us understand the world?
It doesn’t, but if you read the FT, the Morning Star, Private Eye, the London Review of Books and listen to some well-chosen podcasts, then a tolerably accurate picture emerges. Having a lot of background knowledge of history, sociology, political and economic theory helps too?
How does it help us act in the world?
Grotius’ last words, innit?
The other things that you could read about this or watch
The Herman and Chomsky propaganda model
What do you think?
If you have opinions or info about this, or other things that happened on this day that are worth knowing, let me know!
Also on this day
What Happened on January 2 | HISTORY
Bonus –
“On 2 January 1950, the 300 meat porters at Smithfield’s market in London launched a “lightning” strike completely shutting down London’s meat supply in protest at bosses’ refusal to employ one man who did not have the required references. The workers claimed the man had excellent character and should be employed pending the arrival of references. 1,200 t of meat was held up, at a time when many shops had run low due to the holiday period. This is a video about the dispute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig4pmulS5uU More info about class struggle in this period in this account of workers struggles under the post-war Labour government”: https://libcom.org/history/how-labour-governed-1945-1951
Also, this