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Michel Barnier

His job requires the patience of a saint – and an ability to repeat the message ad nauseam. Michel Barnier…

8 years ago

David Davis

He had promised “the battle of the summer”, yet the argument-which-never-was ended seven minutes after it had started with a…

8 years ago

Guy Verhofstadt

He is the one European politician almost all Brits love to hate – and he knows it. Guy Verhofstadt, however,…

8 years ago

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Tipped as the conservatives’ answer to Jeremy Corbyn, the aristocratic Jacob Rees-Mogg (48) suddenly appears as one of a dwindling…

8 years ago

Jean-Claude Juncker

Dismissed and ridiculed as a failed small-town administrator with a penchant for fine wines and cognacs, European Commission President Jean-Claude…

8 years ago

Catherine Abel: Stretching the Canvas of Art Deco

A young lady from the Australian outback, determined to become part of the famed Paris art scene, Catherine Abel has…

8 years ago

Marcus du Sautoy: What We’ll Never Know

He poses questions that may never be answered and argues that the field of human knowledge is finite – confined…

8 years ago

Michael Lewis: Explaining Human Foibles

Few writers can match Michael Lewis’ uncanny sense for capturing, and explaining, the zeitgeist. After detailing the inner workings of…

8 years ago

Sallie Krawcheck: The Power of Networking

She has been called The Last Honest Analyst and suffered years of sexual harassment before gaining recognition as one of…

8 years ago

Zero Freitas: All Yesterday’s Parties

Gravity, scientists explain, is a function of mass. The more massive an object, the greater the pull it exerts. The…

8 years ago