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