If the marketing world were going to give the Oscar for Best Picture, it would have gone to The Social Network, the film that chronicles the rise of Facebook, the media phenomenon of the past five years... more
The red-tops reportedly turned down the disc of MPs’ expenses on the grounds that it did not contain sex. But they were being short-sighted about the knock-on effects... more
This week not even the sophisticated American security services could prevent a couple of polo-playing socialists from gatecrashing a White House dinner... more
White House officials face embarrassment after it was revealed a pair of aspiring reality TV stars gatecrashed President Barack Obama’s first state dinner... more
When the White House wants to understand Wall Street, it turns to Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase. Dimon has called government relations his firm's "seventh line of business" ... more
Film director Stephen Frears has spent his career commenting on the workings of society. So despite the crash, the crunch and the cuts, he sees a beginning in the end of neo-capitalism...... more
Barack Obama has refused to rule out prosecuting Bush administration officials who sanctioned the torture methods used in the interrogation of terror suspects... more
Out-of-work New York bankers who can’t face socialising with people who still have jobs are invited to the first-ever Wall Street Pink Slip Party... more
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