Alex Preston
Articles by Alex Preston
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Travel
Young, gifted and Greek
- 16 January 2012
In Athens, Alex Preston meets a new generation desperate for change.
Books
Align with dissent
- 17 October 2011
Alex Preston pays tribute to his mentor, the poet and critic Tom Paulin.
Economy
The new gold rush
- 02 September 2011
- 26 comments
Investors have raised the metal’s price so high that couples can’t afford wedding rings. So what happens when the bubble bursts?
Banking & Insurance
Panic stalks the Square Mile
- 15 August 2011
In the tumultuous first week of August, the international markets woke up to the reality that extreme volatility is here to stay. How much worse can it get?
Society
Southern Cross, a haunting example of how privatisation can go wrong
- 23 June 2011
- 5 comments
The press has rushed to judgement, condemning the owner of Britain’s largest care-home operator for leaving the collapsing firm overexposed to debt. Yet, arguing that Blackstone is the scapegoat in this debacle obscures bigger questions about privatisation.
Banking & Insurance
Secrets and controversy cannot stop the inexorable rise of Glencore
- 09 June 2011
- 1 comment
The initial public offering for the world’s largest commodities trader made billionaires of its secretive senior management. Yet the sluggish response to the IPO for the new kid on the FTSE gives the game away; this market has peaked.
