It Was Right Not to Award the Ibrahim Prize for African Leadership this Year
That the Mo Ibrahim Foundation declined to award the prize to anyone this year strengthens its credibility. But is the…
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Article of the Week: Are Low Cost Private Schools the Solution to Africa’s Education Problems?
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ByAttack of the Bureaucratic Ants!
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ByKally Ellis at McQueen’s on Moving from Finance to Floristry
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ByFamily Business Transitions Needn’t Resemble Soap Operas
Just because private equity is private doesn’t mean it has to be mysterious too. Trey Vincent of The Riverside Company…
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The lovely thing about Lily is that she is not a trained chef. She has learnt her trade by trial…
ByCan the Artesian Bar at the Langham Really Have the World’s Best Cocktail Menu?
I was recently informed that Artesian Bar has been given the accolade of ‘World’s Best Cocktail Menu’. The world is…
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A few years ago baking was a word written in pink glitter pen, surrounded by butterflies and covered in fairy…
ByCambridge University Issues Its First Public Bond Is This the Start of a Trend for British Universities?
For the first time ever, Cambridge University has decided to raise money through public bond markets by issuing a 40-year,…
ByFrieze Week Diary 2012
Josh Spero will be updating his Frieze Week diary here every day, covering the art fairs, galleries and parties which…
ByFT: Should luxury brands throw their lot in with Amazon?
Big fashion brands are fretting over whether to offer their wares on Amazon as its move into clothing forces them…
ByUnbillable Hours
Q: Sadly my daughter’s husband passed away last year unexpectedly. We are trying to assist her in sorting out his…
ByOn Which Side of the Pond Should You Seek Your Divorce?
I Wanna Break Up in the City that Never Sleeps Which side of the Atlantic you divorce on can make…
ByFinancial Services Firms Are Miles Behind on Social Media
The CISI’s Wealth Management Forum tackled the issue head on recently, and found that financial services firms are wildly behind…
ByJulius Caesar, ENO
ENO’s ‘dress down’ campaign to entice more young people to the opera is patronising. Co-productions with innovative artistic companies is…
ByHedgehog Issue 28
Tantalising tidbits from London’s spikiest columnist: Art at 45 Park Lane, Liechtenstein on the rack, Eric Lanlard’s afternoon tea The…
ByWhy Osborne's Pledge for More Taxes on the Wealthy Lacked Both Detail and Conviction
Public sentiment and coalition politics required some degree of anti-rich rhetoric, but at root, Osborne’s speech showed a desire to…
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