now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the proportion of wealth owned by a super rich elite continues to grow in societies around the world. the glaring disparity between the have mosts and the have nothings has fuelled a wave of political anger. well, my guest today, the former newspaper columnist and editor, and one time high society hostess, barbara amiel, has written a memoir which, wittingly or not, paints an extraordinary, even grotesque picture of the lives of the wealthy. so, why on earth did she do it? barbara amiel in toronto, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, good to be here. pleasure to have you on the show. let us begin by discussing your memoir, friends and enemies, that you wrote last year. most people write memoirs, i would say, to make themselves look good. your memoir, perhaps you would agree, didn t really do that. so, why did you write it? i don t know whether it made me look good or bad, but to
now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the proportion of wealth owned by a super rich elite continues to grow in societies around the world. the glaring disparity between the have mosts and the have nothings has fuelled a wave of political angen well, my guest today, the former newspaper columnist and editor, and one time high society hostess, barbara amiel, has written a memoir which, wittingly or not, paints an extraordinary, even grotesque picture of the lives of the wealthy. so, why on earth did she do it? barbara amiel in toronto, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, good to be here. pleasure to have you on the show. let us begin by discussing your memoir, friends and enemies, that you wrote last year. most people write memoirs, i would say, to make themselves look good. your memoir, perhaps you would agree, didn t really do that. so, why did you write it? i don t know whether it made me look good or bad, but to be perfect
welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the proportion of wealth owned by a super rich elite continues to grow in societies around the world. the glaring disparity between the have mosts and the have nothings has fuelled a wave of political anger. well, my guest today, the former newspaper columnist and editor, and one time high society hostess, barbara amiel, has written a memoir which, wittingly or not, paints an extraordinary, even grotesque picture of the lives of the wealthy. so, why on earth did she do it? barbara amiel in toronto, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, good to be here. pleasure to have you on the show. let us begin by discussing your memoir, friends and enemies, that you wrote last year. most people write memoirs, i would say, to make themselves look good. your memoir, perhaps you would agree, didn t really do that. so, why did you write it? i don t know whether it made me look good or bad, but to be perfectly honest, i tried to be honest. when you reach the
welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the proportion of wealth owned by a super rich elite continues to grow in societies around the world. the glaring disparity between the have mosts and the have nothings has fuelled a wave of political anger. well, my guest today, the former newspaper columnist and editor, and one time high society hostess, barbara amiel, has written a memoir which, wittingly or not, paints an extraordinary, even grotesque picture of the lives of the wealthy. so, why on earth did she do it? barbara amiel in toronto, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, good to be here. pleasure to have you on the show. let us begin by discussing your memoir, friends and enemies, that you wrote last year. most people write memoirs, i would say, to make themselves look good. your memoir, perhaps you would agree, didn t really do that. so, why did you write it? i don t know whether it made me look good or bad, but to be perfectly honest, i tried to be honest. when you reach the
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