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Ideas
Out of the cold
29 May 2013

A cultural renaissance in Siberia.

Financial services
"£1m isn't rich anymore": the rise and fall of investment banking
03 October 2012

From Barings and Barclays to Schroders, Chase and Goldmans, Alex Preston charts the history of the rise and fall of the investment bank in the US and Britain.

Art and Design
Tale of a city: The City in the sky
25 July 2012

Alex Preston urges bankers to look up at the buildings they built.

Books
The East Anglian renaissance
13 June 2012

Finding a space to think.

Books
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Simon Mawer - review
06 June 2012
Travel
Young, gifted and Greek
16 January 2012

In Athens, Alex Preston meets a new generation desperate for change.

Books
Scenes from Provincial Life
07 November 2011
Books
Align with dissent
17 October 2011

Alex Preston pays tribute to his mentor, the poet and critic Tom Paulin.

Books
The Fear Index
06 October 2011
Global Issues
The new gold rush
02 September 2011

Investors have raised the metal’s price so high that couples can’t afford wedding rings. So what hap

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