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Don’t be fooled by his West Coast Main Line pleas, Richard Branson is no people’s capitalist
Sir Richard Branson has long been Britain’s favourite capitalist. Unlike the fat cat tycoons of left-wing caricatures, sat atop their shiny towers counting wads of cash, Branson is considered one of a new breed of entrepreneurs that emerged at the turn of the century
By James Bloodworth | Notebook, Opinion | Friday, 31 August 2012 at 6:00 am
Railways are too important to run on greed
Today in Britain some of the highest train fares in Europe co-exist alongside some extremely low rates of electrification and embarrassingly shoddy services.
By James Bloodworth | Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 20 August 2012 at 11:55 am
In it for the long run: Expo
I could feel my heart starting to beat faster and my mouth get dry. As I approached the sea of red Virgin London Marathon signs my adrenalin was pumping. I knew I was among fellow runners – they had a look in their eyes that was a mixture of steely determination and fear — except [...]
By Jane Bainbridge | Health, Sport | Friday, 15 April 2011 at 5:49 pm
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