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Terrysmith_image01 What is your favourite business book?
Warren Buffett's annual chairman's letter.
 
What is your favourite fictional (or non-business) book? 
"The Ipcress File" by Len Deighton
 
What was the last book you really enjoyed? 
"DarkMarket" by Misha Glenny

What periodicals do you read? 
"Marylebone Life"

What daily papers do you read? 
The FT and WSJ


Regular Reads

I enjoy reading the below online material

Online News

The Financial Times

John Gapper at the FT

Lucy Kellaway at the FT

Jeremy Warner at the Telegraph

Zero Hedge

 

Politics

Norman Tebbit
Counting Cats in Zanzibar 
Guido Fawkes
Old Holborn
Biased BBC

Flying

Loop

UKGA

 


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I've just read

  • The National Debt and Federal Budget Deficit Deconstructed - Tony Robbins
  • Why do smart people still choose Keynes over Hayek?
  • The real reasons why UK is in trouble
  • James Delingpole's blog post on climate change
  • Youtube - Senator Marco Rubio
  • Douglas Carswell's Blog
  • Climate models go cold
  • There haven't been any net public spending cuts – but try to say so and you'll be howled down as a liar
  • Borrowers have had their time in the sun, this is the year of the Bank Rate rise
  • David Cameron's obsession with image and spin is failing the country
  • Firms paid to shut down wind farms when the wind is blowing

Regular reads

  • Counting Cats in Zanzibar
  • FT Columnist Lucy Kellaway
  • Guido Fawkes
  • Jeremy Warner at the Telegraph
  • John Gapper at the FT
  • Lobbydog
  • Loop
  • Norman Tebbit
  • Old Holborn
  • Richard Fletcher at the Telegraph
  • Socata TB Users Group
  • The Devil's Kitchen
  • The Financial Times
  • The Weekly
  • UKGA

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  • Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III aircraft
    Aviation and Flying
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    GPM10
  • Tullett Prebon Team London To Paris
    London to Paris 23/06/11-26/06/11
  • Defender of London at night
    Sir Keith Park Memorial Campaign
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    Terry Smith
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