Q2, 2021

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The Agenda

3 THE SPEAR’S LEADER

The pandemic and inequality

12 EDITOR’S LETTER

By Edwin Smith

13 READERS’ LETTERS

Our readers’ forthright views on Davos, cancel culture, property and more

14 DIARY

In her podcast Duchess Emma Manners, Duchess of Rutland, meets the women who run Britain’s stately homes

16 THE HEDGEHOG

News from around the HNW universe, featuring a coveted castle, property perspectives and a surprise guest star

20 BOOKS

One of Them, Musa Okwonga’s memoir about his experiences at Eton – plus four more books to read

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23 PHILANTHROPY

Paul Lister, heir to the MFI fortune, on the importance of nature conservation

24 LIQUID LUNCH

With human rights lawyer Karen Todner, extradition specialist and champion of the underdog

26 MATTHEW GOODWIN

Britain’s response to Covid is having a big impact on politics and the polls

27 ANNAMARIA KOERLING

In uncertain times, it’s easy to let investment discipline slip

28 ROBERT AMSTERDAM

For a deeper understanding of geopolitics, reach for a book

29 JASON COWLEY

Pep Guardiola’s reinvention of Manchester City is reaping rewards

The Briefing

32 CHARTING A COURSE

Opportunity knocks for investors as the world reopens for business

34 SPACMANIA

What next for the Spac, Wall Street’s hottest trend?

35 KINGS IN THE NORTH

The Cheshire advisers who manage the money of the region’s football stars

37 WINDS OF CHANGE

Meet the financiers changing the world of women’s wealth

38 DEEP IMPACT

Impact investing’s upward trajectory

44 MICHEL DE CARVALHO

Alec Marsh meets the former movie star and veteran Olympian looking after fellow UHNWs at CapGen