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When Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hitler’s hapless roving emissary, descended on London in 1936 with orders to negotiate an Anglo-German alliance, one of his first ports of call was the elegant mansion just off Hyde Park owned by Sir Roderick Jones, chairman of the Reuters news agency, and his wife Enid Bagnold, the writer of National Velvet. Wangling an invitation to dinner was a surprisingly astute move – the parties at 29 Hyde Park Gate were legendary, usually attracting a gilded mix of aristocrats, politicians, journalists and writers, such as H.G. Wells and Vita Sackville-West – and Ribbentrop had convinced himself that by schmoozing luminaries he could persuade Britain to side with the Nazis.
It did not go well. Fellow guests were astonished as, having been told that a servant could be summoned by ‘pushing a button’, Ribbentrop wilfully misinterpreted this as ‘pushing a bottom’ and dissolved into protracted gusts of loud laughter, perhaps confirming the German reputation for humour.
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Credit card insurance shark's £100million bonanza: Tycoon who amassed fortune through mis-selling racket describes £1.3BILLION compensation deal as 'b******s'
- Hamish Ogston, founder of CPP, blasts settlement as overly generous
- Accused the Financial Conduct Authority of 'sensationalism'
- 13 banks involved in the scam which saw insurance policies aggressively sold to customers at up to £82 a year
- Polices were meaningless as cards were already protected from fraud
By BECKY BARROW FOR MAILONLINE and JAMES SALMON FOR THE DAILY MAIL
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'B******s': Hamish Ogston, founder of CPP, has criticised the FCA's £1.3billion compensation plan
A businessman who amassed a £100million fortune through a mis-selling racket showed contempt for his seven million victims yesterday.
Hamish Ogston – who owns a multi-million-pound home next to Harrods and has been honoured by the Palace for ‘services to business’ – is at the centre of a scandal expected to lead to a flood of compensation claims.
With the help of Britain’s disgraced banking giants, his company misled customers into buying worthless insurance for their credit, debit or store cards.
But last night, Mr Ogston, who was awarded a CBE by Princess Anne in 2011, was unrepentant.
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