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The Men Who Love Risk
The founder of Cubitts details how private equity tried to ruin his business.
17 August 2026
One for Sorrow, Two for Joy
A celebrated restaurateur looks back at his career.
5 August 2026
The Graveyard of Empires
How did the British high street become littered with American Candy stores? The answer lies in Afghanistan.
16 July 2026
Six or Seven Under Lime Street
Any risk of a beer? A dispatch from the last unreformed industry in London.
20 May 2026
The Da Vinci of Halton Moor
A salute to a Yorkshireman with a future-proofed legacy, Jimi Heselden, the miner-turned-multi-millionaire.
2 March 2026
Whining and Dining
Since it opened in 1889, Sweetings has been serving fish lunches smack-bang in the middle of London’s Square Mile, closing by 3pm on weekdays, and remaining shut over…
27 January 2026
The K&R Man
Everybody’s got a price. Meet the man who sets it – a former negotiator in the kidnap-for-ransom industry. Yes, it’s an industry.
8 July 2025
Ersatz G.B.
How do Lidl and Aldi get away with their imitation brands? We unpick the Cuthbert & Colin caterpillar wars.
5 June 2025Most Popular
The Graveyard of Empires
How did the British high street become littered with American Candy stores? The answer lies in Afghanistan.
16 July 2026One for Sorrow, Two for Joy
A celebrated restaurateur looks back at his career.
5 August 2026The Men Who Love Risk
The founder of Cubitts details how private equity tried to ruin his business.
17 August 2026Whining and Dining
Since it opened in 1889, Sweetings has been serving fish lunches smack-bang in the middle of London’s Square Mile, closing by 3pm on weekdays, and remaining shut over…
27 January 2026