Oleg Deripaska

Mandelson's family history - and how he could claim to be the uncrowned King of Poland

Trappings of power: Lord Mandelson To his critics, Lord Mandelson of Foy and Hartlepool is Machiavelli in ermine, though few can fault his remarkable ability to survive and prosper. Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska and...

Even billionaires scrambling to cut back spending

08-Nov-2008

Warren Buffet bought his Omaha, Neb., home in 1958 for US$31,500. Today, Buffett is about US$50 billion richer, but he still lives in the same place. He isn't the only frugal billionaire, and many are cutting back their...

PETER OBORNE: Could the man who came back from the dead now spring a sudden election?

Thursday night's by-election victory for Labour will go down in history as a seismic event. Glenrothes has reshaped Britain's political landscape, marks the final stage of the rehabilitation of Gordon Brown and paves the way...

First the rate cut. Now for tax cuts

Tax cuts for low and middle-income earners are being planned by the Government in an attempt to limit the pain and the duration of the economic downturn. Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, intends to include limited tax...

Michael Gove on why diplomas should be ditched and GCSEs made more difficult

Michael Gove is quick to point out that when Barack Obama was in London recently "he spent almost as much time with David as he did with the Prime Minister." Michael Gove is, arguably, the Conservative Party's foremost "brain"...

Baron David de Rothschild sees a New World Order in global banking governance

Baron David de Rothschild, the head of the Rothschild bank. The Rothschilds have helped the British government since financing Wellington’s army to fight the French in 1815. “We provide advice on both sides of the balance...

Support for George Osborne collapses

Support for George Osborne, the Shadow Chancellor, has collapsed among his own party and could trigger a battle to save his front bench career, a survey suggests. George Osborne is fighting for his political future in wake of...

Shadow Cabinet revolts at Cameron's plan to curb their outside earnings

David Cameron may be forced to shelve plans to curb the outside earnings of his Shadow Cabinet after a revolt by frontbenchers who do not want to give up their lucrative jobs outside politics, The Independent has learnt.

New breed of rainmakers winning deals

07-Nov-2008

Amanda Staveley. Earlier this week, Amanda Staveley netted a £40m commission after PCP Capital Partners, her advisory firm, brokered a £3.5bn capital injection into Barclays by Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of...

Penny-pinching billionaires

Warren Buffet bought his Omaha, Neb., home in 1958 for $31,500. In Pictures: Meet the thrifty billionaires The penny-pinching nature of America's second-wealthiest man is legendary. When a waiter once tried to pour him some...