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Technology and global reach mean success, shows Private Business Awards
This year’s Private Business Awards shortlist proves that if you want to go far in business these days, digital technology…
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New York outfitters get the measure of modern gentlemen
MANHATTAN PROJECT New York may still have some of the worst-dressed businessmen in the world — a hot mess of…
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Christopher Foyle on shaking up the shop, family archives and trips to the Soviet
BIG SHAKE-UP I was sitting at my desk in Malibu, starting to write this, when I felt my chair and…
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William Cash tries to save his old family name tape business
SELL-O-TAPE On the morning of Friday, 31 January, I sat down to read the papers over a coffee when a…
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Independence would be a disaster for Scotland
Author: by Stephen Hill The campaign on Scotland’s independence kicked off last Friday. Scotsman Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the…
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Farage delivered his earthquake. Now what?
Author: by Stephen Hill He promised an earthquake and he delivered an earthquake. And that makes him a unique politician!…
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Bill de Blasio’s Bloomberg bashing doesn’t do to make him popular
APPLE OF MY EYE ‘Après moi, le deluge.’ I can’t help thinking that Michael Bloomberg must have been saying that…
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Nick Clegg needs to get his head out of the sand
We’ve had the selfie, which has made it into the OED, and now welcome to the Cleggie – talking about…
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I don’t think it’s good for Britain, but AstraZeneca must be sold
Author: by Stephen Hill Fifty years ago the British economy and stock market were dominated by one bellwether company: ICI,…
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The question remains: should the UK pass a law – saying what exactly? And what happens if the UK’s BAe…
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Politicians are no heroes – but they shouldn’t blame media for bad press
What do Birgitte Nyborg and Josiah Bartlet have in common? They are both fictional political leaders — in Borgen and…
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I’m voting UKIP to protect the City and our financial services
Author: by Stephen Hill I hope those old World War Two air-raid-warning machines, with their chilling, swirling, ghostly sounds of…
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It’s wake-up-get-out-of-bed time for all concerned in the Square Mile – now, now, now – not in Cameron’s ludicrous referendum…
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What might Vladimir Putin’s long-term plan for regional conquest look like?
Author: by Stephen Hill Putin’s creeping annexation of the third division of Ukraine, with only Western sanctions to stop him,…
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Looking south, Putin is the undisputed master of the Black Sea and what lies beyond the southern defence line of…
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In the US and the UK, bankers should expect to get bashed for bonuses
Author: by Stephen Hill After five years of recession, and one of very slow global recovery in which indebted banks…
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Get out your atlas – this is how Vladimir Putin is going to take over Ukraine
Author: by Stephen Hill At certain times it’s best to resort to an atlas, and this is one of them.…
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Why the British government, not Silicon Valley, should foster UK tech talents
TECH FOR GRANTED Britain’s next generation of tech entrepreneurs look set to herald a golden age of innovation — for…
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Two Eds are better than one. Oh wait, no they’re not
Author: by Stephen Hill When Gordon Brown was ousted, the nation breathed a huge sigh of relief, and didn’t really…
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