Q3, 2021
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Contents
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The Agenda
9 EDITOR’S LETTER
By Edwin Smith
10 READERS’ LETTERS
Our readers’ forthright views on ‘sheds’, impact investing, property and more
13 DIARY
Baroness Minouche Shafik, director of the London School of Economics, on our broken social contract
14 THE HEDGEHOG
News from around the HNW universe, featuring a tiara revival, a hot yacht, balloons in space and meals on wheels
16 BOOKS
Tristram Hunt’s biography of master potter Josiah Wedgwood – plus four more new books to look out for
19 PHILANTHROPY Actor Robert Lindsay on his thespian
colleagues who need support
20 MATTHEW GOODWIN
Despite the doomsayers, Britain is bouncing back from Covid and Brexit
21 ANNAMARIA KOERLING
Even in buoyant markets, investors with cash to spare must tread carefully
22 ROBERT AMSTERDAM
The West’s handling of autocratic leaders leaves much to be desired
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The Briefing
Family law 26 TO THE VICTOR, THE SPOILS
Lessons from lawyers working in the high-stakes world of UHNW divorce
30 WASSER WOULDN’T MELT
How Laura Wasser helps Hollywood’s biggest names divorce with minimal fuss and away from the public eye
32 BURIED TREASURE
The dark game of hide-and-seek that can develop during HNW divorce battles as one side’s assets go missing
Education 34 ADMITTING THE PROBLEM
The tough admissions system at many top schools is becoming a major problem for children and parents
37 SCHOOLS’ SUMS
DON’T ADD UP The pandemic has squeezed schools’ finances from all sides, with boarding schools the hardest hit
38 CULTURE SHOCK
How private schools are reacting to the allegations of widespread sexual abuse by pupils
40 ETON’S ROUNDHEAD
Alec Marsh explores the ructions at the world’s most famous school, whose head is under fire over his attempts to modernise it
