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Wednesday 8 October 2008

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Life and Lives

I have become precisely the kind of wine bore that I used to humiliate at dinner parties

I cannot remember when I became a wine bore. It could have been when Majestic opened a branch in Shepherd’s...

A power to enthral

Henrietta Bredin on how book illustrations can bring the narrative to life

The pragmatic approach

‘The Half’ is how actors refer to the half hour before their play begins, when they ready themselves, steady themselves, for their performance.

To the manner born

James Sherwood discovers a new meaning to the phrase ‘fashion house’

Home suite home

James Waldron investigates the new fashion for buying your own hotel room

Clinton Democrats are to blame for the credit crunch

Our current financial turmoil is not the fault of greedy bankers, says Dennis Sewell. In fact, the banks were bullied into lowering their lending standards by left-wing idealists intent on equal opportunities at any cost

Dennis Sewell

The masters of the universe have turned to drink

The failure of the $700 billion bail-out has driven her former City-boy chums to despair, says Venetia Thompson. But they must rally soon to keep the market moving

Venetia Thompson

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