WELCOME
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As we inch closer to the most important referendum in a generation, we have again totally avoided it.
THE BIG STORY SIR JAMES DYSON The vacuum billionaire
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GLOBAL GROWTH
Amanda has broken herself whilst exploring the culinary delights of Guernsey, Chicago and California but found time to review some great local restaurants, profile a top chef and bring you the ins and outs of English wines. We chat with the whirlwind that is Penina Shepherd, founder of Acumen Business Law, and learn more about the unconventional convention.
BUSINESS TRAVEL Shake hands in... Berlin
Maarten rips up the tarmac again with the BMW X5 hybrid, the all-new Mercedes E-Class and terrified the life out of Amanda when she foolishly asked for a lift to a restaurant. If you don’t want a lift in a £160,000 supercar driven by a deranged petrol-head, best not to ask. We’ve had fun bringing you this issue and hope you enjoy the read
ANGER MANAGEMENT The Science of Stupid
Maarten & Ian Platinum Business Magazine May 2016
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TABLE TALK
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GIRLS ALOUD
All the latest food and drink news
Interview with Roedean Headmaster, Oliver Blond
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In this issue, we pack Rose off to Berlin to see what the City holds for MICE travel, we interview Global Travel Management’s CEO, Scott Pawley, and we catch up with the Headmaster of one of the finest girls schools in the country, Roedean. Clive Stevens of Kreston Reeves discusses if tax evasion is ever acceptable, DMH Stallard explain what the new Living Wage will mean for business and we feature all the winners of the prestigious Gatwick Diamond Business Awards and learn what it means to them, and their team, to have won.
Interview with Scott Pawley
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But that cannot continue, therefore next month we will bring you a major feature on the subject of the IN/ OUT vote with comment and opinion from some of the leading CEO’s from across our region.
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