To the Financial Times Paris correspondent in 1979, as cited in "The Goldsmith File", Financial Times Weekend (19/20 October 1996), p. 9. First part also cited by Andrew Rawnsley in "Hobby-horseman of the apocalypse" The Observer (20 July 1997), p. 4
• The magazine Goldsmith launched in London, Now!, proved short-lived.
• The magazine Goldsmith launched in London, Now!, proved short-lived.
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I think reporting in England is a load of filth, and that's why I'm going into the newspaper business there.
— James Goldsmith
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I think reporting in England is a load of filth, and that's why I'm going into the newspaper business there." in the context of "To the Financial Times Paris correspondent in 1979, as cited in "The Goldsmith File", Financial Times Weekend (19/20 October 1996), p. 9. First part also cited by Andrew Rawnsley in "Hobby-horseman of the apocalypse" The Observer (20 July 1997), p. 4
• The magazine Goldsmith launched in London, Now!, proved short-lived." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About James Goldsmith
Sir James Michael Goldsmith (26 February 1933 – 18 July 1997) was an Anglo-French billionaire financier and tycoon. Towards the end of his life, he became politically active and founded the Referendum Party, effectively a campaign advocating Britain ending its membership of the European Union.
About James Goldsmith
Sir James Michael Goldsmith (26 February 1933 – 18 July 1997) was an Anglo-French billionaire financier and tycoon. Towards the end of his life, he became politically active and founded the Referendum Party, effectively a campaign advocating Britain ending its membership of the European Union.
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