Doubly-glazed look

"I think that has to be the scariest thing I've ever done," said the chairman of the insignificantly...

"I think that has to be the scariest thing I've ever done," said the chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment group SmallBluePlanet as we sank a few glasses of Curious Subliminal Link at The Federal Naval Reserve. "Yes, you were terribly brave," I lied. "Although I think we've disproved, once and for all, your claim to be allergic to private investors." We'd just attended the 2006 Private Investor Awards at The Brewery, London's leading venue for organisations that can't think where else to hold a party. I was there because it's kind of what I do, while the chairman was there to be...