Betaville

The Czech Sphinx, the American investment bank and the City spin merchant...

Apologies for the lack posts over the last few days; little old Betaville took a few days off over the festive period.

But it seems like my rivals in the British national press didn't and just kept on publishing. Indeed, one piece that stood over the last few days out was a tale by Oliver Gill over at The Daily Telegraph about how Daniel Kretinksy, the billionaire tycoon dubbed the "Czech Sphinx", has hired former Labour shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna as an adviser...