Wednesday 8 October 2008

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Coffee House exclusive: What the Russians want in return for bailing out Iceland

Andrew Neil

What price will the Russians demand for their bailout? A highly-placed source in Reykjavik tells Coffee House that Iceland might look kindly on requests from Russia's military to use America's former military base in Iceland.

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‘...but that’s the only reason I became a banker.’

In this week's issue

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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Arts

A power to enthral

Henrietta Bredin

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

Books

A laughing cavalier

Bevis Hillier

Cartoons and Coronets: The Genius of Osbert Lancaster (by James Knox)

Politics

Politics

Fraser Nelson

Fraser Nelson reviews the week in politics

Style & Travel

To the manner born

James Sherwood

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

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