[leokennis]

This is one of the reasons I love reading British publications like the FT, Economist etc. While they are serious publications, at the same time they do not take themselves too seriously. They seem to be keenly aware of their standing and how they (and their readers) are perceived and communicate this in subtly humorous ways.

Come to think of it, this seems to go for basically all British people I know.

[dalbasal]

There is some British humour to this, but I think this is FT taking themselves seriously.

It's an old case, but timely and relevant. The story, now being old and quaint, provides a lower complexity, lower stakes model for monetary actions of the present.