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A coup at Claridge’s: Qatar’s quiet move on London

The Slow Newscast

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Clariges vs Catter

Catter and russia are not synonymous in their influence on british life. From russia came riches plundered from the commanding heights of the collapsed soviet system, from minerals, steel, oil and gas. Cate's money is sovereign wealth but it generates political influence in westminster. Who owns the uk? What is it being used for? And are they playing fair? In 20 years, londoners could inhabit a kind of dohar too.

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