Meet one of Britain’s most influential, least understood people
What drives Sir Paul Marshall, financier, philanthropist and rising media mogul?
Smashed avocado is not on the breakfast menu at the Old Queen Street Cafe, a stone’s throw from Parliament. Instead the home-sourced offerings include Welsh rarebit, black pudding and, for lunch, smoked-eel fish fingers with pickled onion. The decor—“100% my taste”, says Sir Paul Marshall, the owner—is as patriotic as the food. Photos depict classic British scenes: swimmers in the Thames, a brass band. The floorboards, salvaged from the War Office, were trod by Churchill.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Man on a mission”
Britain November 2nd 2024
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