Inside the 1 Mayfair development in Audley Square, London, being developed by John Caudwell (Image: John Caudwell) I went into this book not realizing that it was actually a true story. And it was an interesting story, although I couldn't help but shake my head at a few of Caldwell's decisions.

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I've never gone out to collect billionaire friends at all. My friends are various forms of professionals and various forms of business people, not extremely super wealthy, but lovely people, generous with charity, and people that I admire for their values and the way they are rather than admiring them for their wealth.

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The couple live in Mr Caudwell's Staffordshire mansion Broughton Hall near Eccleshall, but also spend time in London and Monaco. The Owen Paterson controversy may have cost the Conservatives votes. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA The house isn’t lavish for the sake of it and it’s not some rarely-used luxury bolthole. The busy mansion is designed not only as a base for John’s property business but also as a beacon for the activities of Caudwell Children to promote and attract funders for its work helping disabled children across the UK. She had gone to Eastwood in Nottinghamshire to see some relatives who still lived in the house she grew up in. She went up to her old bedroom, got into the bed she was born in and never woke up. It was 1964 and my grandma was 80 years old when she passed. My dad did not shed a tear. Nor did I. We were men.

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Life on the Bentilee estate couldn't of got off to a worst start when John's grandmother died without him having the chance to say goodbye. It was at a car auction in 1987, the height of Mrs Thatcher's booming Britain,that he spotted the future. A mobile phone that came in an unwieldy suitcase. Within two decades Caudwell sold his Phones 4u business for GBP1.46 billion. Caudwell also warned he would not continue to support the party should it continue to be hit by allegations of sleaze. “Whoever can rule this country properly, in my view, I will vote for,” he said. “I’m not a dyed-in-the-wool Conservative that will stay Conservative. I will vote for anybody that I believe has got the right set of principles to keep Britain great. The Conservative party can’t take my support for granted.” Describing his recovery as a "long road ahead", Mr Caudwell said he was grateful to know what is going on around him.

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He was then rushed to a hospital, where staff did not speak any English, and received treatment for a punctured lung, broken collarbone, shattered shoulder blade and six broken ribs.

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a b Ruz, Camila (21 October 2015). "The controversy over the chronic form of Lyme disease". BBC News . Retrieved 17 September 2020. As well as Broughton Hall, John also shares his time between his Mayfair mansion and his a property in Monaco. On Brexit, he is reported to have called UK politicians “lily-livered” and the EU “Brussels bully boys”. [27] He is also quoted to have said, “I don't understand how intelligent people, successful people, can’t see the benefits of being out of Europe.” ... “I think MPs are disgusting. Really disgusting. This shilly-shallying, I don’t understand [it]. Why don’t they understand that saying we’re going to have a no deal is the best way to get a good deal? You can already see the change in attitude from the EU. They’re trembling.” [27] Climate Change [ edit ]Mobile Phone Billionaire Dials in for Gates-Buffet Giving Pledge". Forbes. 19 February 2013 . Retrieved 29 April 2015. Despite the sad start to life on the estate, it was there that a teenage John first fell in love with the 'most beautiful girl in Bentilee' - Kate - who would go on to become John's wife before their split 25 years later. He has since set up a number of philanthropic projects including Caudwell Children, a children’s charity. a b c Jamieson, Sophie (22 September 2015). "Phones4U billionaire John Caudwell 'devastated' after whole family diagnosed with Lyme disease". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 17 May 2019.

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Since its mainly Caldwell and the kittens on the boat, he spends a lot of time with his thoughts. And he doesn't tend to describe himself very often, unless its to comment on the state of his non-shaving. But he does think often of his wife and that's very admirable. She must have been some woman, and you could definitely tell he loved her enough to put himself through such an ordeal. I also liked his take on the islanders, he always described them favorably. And his description of the cats, wonderful. They were very entertaining. Ward, Victoria (13 December 2015). "Phones4U billionaire John Caudwell says 11 family members now diagnosed with Lyme disease". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 17 May 2019.And it is more than merely a rags to riches story. It is a tale of battling endless career misfortunes and overcoming a series of personal tragedies to rise to the top. Failure, disaster and horrendous private heartbreaks are all part of this tale of a troubled child who never won the approval of his father who died when John was a teenager. a b "John Caudwell: 'My fortune's not enough to help all the children...' | Stoke Sentinel". Thisisstaffordshire.co.uk. 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013 . Retrieved 25 February 2016. It is around the average size of 55 London flats and more than twice the size of the Royal Albert Hall.