All Interviews articles – Page 27
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The fast and the furious
Alain de Botton (right) discusses his new book on design with philosopher Robert Adam.
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The big question
Mark Leftly meets the man in charge of the government's £40bn ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Schools for the Future programme - Richard Bowker ...
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Shrewd Operator
The winner of this year's ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Award for Chief Executive of the Year is John White, boss of Persimmon, the UK's biggest housebuilder.
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The missionaries
Stepping down after seven years as a CABE commissioner, Sunand Prasad has plenty of advice about how to make a success of the job.
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Harry Patch (1899-present)
Reluctant celebrity Harry Patch still shudders to recall the horrors of the First World War - as well as the dangers he faced back home as a high-rise builder. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV met the 107-year-old
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Out of the shadows
The internal life of NG Bailey, the UK's largest M&E firm, has always been a dark secret. Now chief executive Mark Andrews has given its first interview, and in it he talks (fairly) frankly about past troubles and future plans.
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A self-made man
Craig Phillips is not your typical Big Brother survivor, scraping a living from their diminishing fame. Rather, he has invested his vast energy in a vast range of projects, including a skills centre in his native Liverpool.
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The old friends
The old friends giggle as the photographer asks them to move ever closer. The RIBA HQ in central London is playing host to two of the foremost signature architects of the past 30 years, and they respond by embracing and mocking each other as they ham it up for the ...
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This is Devon Buchanon
Over the course of his life he has dated Jamie Lee Curtis, partied with Mick Jagger, managed the UK's first all-black dance group, been personal assistant to Grace Jones, acted as a stand-in for Burt Reynolds, and provided the teeth for a Colgate advert.
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No more messing about in boats
He may wonder why on earth a sailor was put in charge of the Ministry of Defence's £15.3bn estate, but vice admiral Peter Dunt has attacked the job with military precision. He talked to Mark Leftly about PFI, budget cuts and how he got the job
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‘Anyone can be a millionaire. it's so easy, it's boring'
At 19 Duncan Bannatyne was behind bars. Today the entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den star has amassed £136m with shrewd investments in ice creams vans, care homes and gyms.
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Ian Simpson
This man knows a thing or two about civic identity and pride of place: after all he’s the architect behind the buildings that have defined modern Manchester. Here he tells Martin Spring why London should watch and learn …
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Life after alsop
A year ago Christophe Egret caused a huge stir when he quit Alsop to start his own practice with fellow escapee David West. Vikki Miller found out what's happened to him since then, where he's planning to go next - and what's in his little black books.
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Sir Steve Redgrave
Britain’s leading Olympian has retired from the soul-bending agony of international athletics and has begun a number of jobs in construction, the industry he left 20-odd years ago. Tom Broughton found out what they are, and why he’s returned.
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In the shadow of the heron
Stephen Stone had just taken up the top job at Crest Nicholson when rumours began to circulate that Gerald Ronson’s Heron International was hatching a second takeover bid.
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Charm offensive
Despite his continuing war with the Labour party, the Daily Telegraph and the US Senate, George Galloway has opened a new front against Tower Hamlets council. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV reports on the leader of Respect’s struggle to persuade tenants to fight their council’s housing policy
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The old romantic
He may no longer be the carefree youth who proposed to his wife a week after they met, but Keith Miller’s more considered approach to business looks set to see the Miller Group pass the £1bn-turnover mark.
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The maverick
He’s proud to be a QS, he’s not afraid of enjoying himself and he doesn’t think every big practice should be an LLP. Mark Leftly met Richard Steer, senior partner of Gleeds, and found a leader in his prime.
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Malcolm Wicks
The energy minister knows a crisis is looming – what he doesn’t know is how to find a quick fix. Instead, he’s looking at all the long-term options – such as wind farms in the South-east and plans for a new generation of nuclear plants.