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March 2012

Good Idea, Bad PR

Good Idea, Bad PR

With Steve Hilton on sabbatical in California, it’s high time Cameron ditched the Big Society. To the long list of flagship ideas and slogans that have failed to catch on (which includes
March 27, 2012
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Faithless Wonder

Faithless Wonder

Meaning only to skim through Alain de Botton's new book Religion for Atheists (Hamish Hamilton, £18.99) I read every word, engaged by his wit and limpid prose, impressed by the sheer plenitude
March 27, 2012
Money Talks

Money Talks

Occupy protestors rightly identify the City’s failings, but, as Terry Smith points out, the market itself is not the enemy. I once proposed a short book, to be called How to Make Money
March 27, 2012
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Perishing Publishers

Perishing Publishers

As publishers charge more for journals, academics are beginning to feel short-changed. How do you publish a research paper? Unlike book publishing where authors, as a general rule, get advances, you first
March 27, 2012
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From Krupp to Aldi

From Krupp to Aldi

A new history of the Krupps and their firm is a reminder of their murky wartime record. In the Anglophone world Krupp is not just the name of a steel and armaments manufacturer:
March 27, 2012
Finns' Baton Charge

Finns’ Baton Charge

Now Sakari Oramo is cheif conductor at the BBC Symphony Orchestra, many fear a Scandinavian supremacy in British music. It was a morose morning-after at the maestros’ bar. “What do the Finns have
March 27, 2012
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O Lucky Man

O Lucky Man

Gary Player famously said “the more I practice the luckier I get”. But does this sporting adage work for politicians? Are some politicians luckier than others? In the lucky camp you might
March 27, 2012
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