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The Russian billionaire on working with Putin, his Premier League plans and making a fortune in the 1990s
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The investigative journalist on #MeToo and the perils of taking on the powerful
The anti-Putin activist on fighting corruption — and how he copes with the trolls on his tail
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The face of the Hong Kong protest movement on defying Beijing
The French activist who helped inspire a year of protest on forging a new fraternité
‘Nose to tail’ eating pioneer on ‘Gucci food’, Jamie Oliver and his surprising LA outpost
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The Canadian novelist on being a ‘bad’ feminist and how it feels to see your dystopia come true
The Daily Mail editor on making headlines, changing tack on Brexit — and stalking Lucian Freud
The ‘Enron’ playwright on money and power, learning from failure — and getting inside Putin’s head
The Blackstone co-founder on risk-taking, Trump whispering — and why the rich shouldn’t pay more tax
The maverick hedgie on making suits badass, the case for capitalism — and coming out at 48
The shadow chancellor on socialism, curbing the City — and the naughtiest thing he’s ever done
‘The Great British Bake Off’ judge on why cakes make the world a better place
Taming trolls, free speech — and marriage to Serena Williams
The veteran banker on steering Citigroup and Lloyds through crisis — and where the next storm could hit
The crusading Filipino journalist on debunking disinformation and taking on President Duterte
The master of behavioural economics on the power of the nudge — and why Remain was destined to lose
