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Apr 30, 1998

Encounters: Grave debate

An investment banker pays homage on the 150th anniversary of The Communist Manifesto

There may be many specters haunting Europe today but the specter of communism isn't one of them. The dramatic phrase of Marx and Engels no longer rings true. But does that mean that none of what follows rings true either? It was March 15 of this year and I was relaxing after a splendid Sunday lunch in an imposing house in Highgate, the prosperous north London suburb. Veronica, my hostess, who is a high-powered commercial lawyer, had some work to catch up on so she suggested we go for a walk

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