The Booker Prize-winner The Remains of the Day is Kazuo Ishiguro's most famous novel, but An Artist of the Floating World is his one book that I re-read at least once a year.
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Why family firms are the business
Tuesday 18 August 2009
Shared values and a sense of pride – or sibling rivalry and squabbles in the boardroom? Helen Brown finds out what blood ties bring to the workplace
Has Monocle brought a corrective lens to the business of magazines?
Monday 17 August 2009
His critics said he’d fail but Tyler Brûlé is growing circulation, opening foreign bureaux, moving into retail and planning a radio network. Ian Burrell finds out how
Cruise Jr follows dad into the family business
Monday 10 August 2009
Adopted son to take leading role in remake of 'most violent film of all time'
Birthday rivalry on the high street
Thursday 23 July 2009
Cath Kidston, Heal’s, OKA and M&S get nostalgic - and cut-throat - over their milestone anniversaries, Annie Deakin reports
Liz Hoggard: We must all admit our dodgy uncles
Monday 20 July 2009
My own dodgy uncle spent the family inheritance on model railways
Close-up: Marek Losey
Sunday 07 June 2009
After a decade making TV ads, he's finally gone into the family business
Out with the old Lady, in with the new
Monday 30 March 2009
The Lady used to be fusty, dusty and full of stairlift ads – but no more. Sophie Morris meets the man who is giving the weekly women's magazine a much-needed facelift
Last Night's Television - Who Do You Think You Are? BBC1; Wine, BBC4
Tuesday 17 February 2009
Message in a bottle
Wedgwoods bid for family firm
Tuesday 03 February 2009
Members of the Wedgwood family have mounted a bid to retake control of the pottery firm, pitching them head-to-head with Clarion Capital, the US private equity firm that made an offer for the Waterford Wedgwood business over the weekend.
City set to fine Robinho
Tuesday 27 January 2009
Manchester City are set to fine record signing Robinho for his training ground walk out in Tenerife last week.
Johann Hari: Time to end the work experience scam
Wednesday 14 January 2009
We want a Britain where the smart kids pull ahead whoever their parents are
Wall Street insiders had shunned Madoff for years
Friday 19 December 2008
Regulators investigated widespread suspicions and exposed lies but failed to act
Family business faces crunch as Leuluais prepare for battle
Friday 26 September 2008
Loyalties of biggest clan in rugby league will be tested tonight as cousins go head to head for a place in the Grand Final. By Dave Hadfield
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Bankers could face jail after report urges the Government to introduce new criminal offence for reckless management
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Breaking the Silence: In the reality of occupation, there are no Palestinian civilians – only potential terrorists
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Richard Nieuwenhuizen death: Six teenagers and 50-year-old father convicted of manslaughter in shocking case of referee killed over a game of football
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Exclusive: Newcastle's star talent-spotter on brink as Joe Kinnear sparks walkout
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Vast methane 'plumes' seen in Arctic ocean as sea ice retreats
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