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October 8, 2015
Playgrounds for sheikhs and oligarchs: the secret world of London’s luxury hotels
The hotels of which the capital’s new cadre of foreign rich are so fond are now the places a middle-class Londoner is most likely to bump into an oil-state sheikh or a Russian steel tycoon – sitting across the lobby on a wedding anniversary tea or brushing shoulders at the restaurant. - -The GuardianPosted by gerardvanderleun at October 8, 2015 3:45 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Dang, I've always wanted to meet an oil-state sheikh or a Russian steel tycoon, but I'm too old to travel to London these days.
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at October 9, 2015 7:11 AM
A good example of how capitalistic freedom does not steal from the poor but the pathetic elitists of governments and sheikhdoms certainly do.
Posted by: Dennis Myers at October 9, 2015 8:44 AM
P.S. I bet Bill and Hillary have visited a few 5 star hotels financed by their "charitable" foundation. (separately of course)
Posted by: Dennis Myers at October 9, 2015 9:20 AM