Business
Matthew Lynn says shareholder activist Eric Knight is right to castigate HSBC’s strategy, and that the bank’s deeply religious chairman Stephen Green now faces a battle to hang on to his job
The global currency crisis is still to come
Jonathan Ruffer argues that state bail-outs in response to the credit crunch could lead to yet another massive shock: a widespread collapse of currencies, and a new inflation
Is gold still a safe haven?
Ingots are just another commodity
City Life
At last, a fine statue of Brian Clough — but still not even a plaque for Jesse Boot
Carbon footprints
A confusing guide to greener eating
Arts
Crumblies’ gig
It all started earlier this year, when my friend Chris managed to get four tickets for the first Leonard Cohen concerts at the O2.
Books
Style & Travel
Play time
Living in an all-male household (husband, two sons, cosseted cat) has tended to colour my perception of technology.
Woman’s hour
Of late I have had a number of men getting in touch with me to ask which watches to buy their wives.
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