Tom Leonard



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Area of interest: American culture and New York life

Journals/Organisation: Daily Mail

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Remit/Info: "...takes an acerbic look at life in the Big Apple and America's cultural scene."

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Role: New York correspondent

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Email: [mailto:mail:tom.leonard@telegraph.co.uk tom.leonard@telegraph.co.uk]

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Website: Telegraph.co / Tom Leonard

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Day published: Monday

Regularity: Weekly

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 * dinner that cost Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and other celebrities billions'' - Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are trying to turn America's super-rich into a generation of 'great givers' - 6th August 2010
 * do the Canadians know that we don't?'' - The Government is looking to Canada for lessons in how to make the 'painful' cuts necessary to reduce the deficit. It will take 'a lot of courage and huge discipline', the chief architect of Ottowa's revolution - 8th June 2010
 * Cameron's 'Big Society' work?'' - Anyone who scoffs at Tory plans for social responsibility should talk to the people of Wichita, Kansas - 28th April 2010
 * sabres and teacups in the Falklands'' - Tensions have flared again over the Falklands, but Tom Leonard finds British sangfroid in Port Stanley - 24th February 2010
 * pushy parents have much to answer for'' - The Roman Polanski and Brooke Shields cases have a common denominator - 3rd October 2009
 * students now swear that greed is bad'' - Students at the Harvard Business School have made a pledge to shun greed - but can this leopard change its spots - 8th June 2009
 * may just turn out to be New York's kind of prince'' - Prince Harry wins over New York but disappoints the media with his good behaviour - 1st June 2009
 * fear America is becoming the land of unemployment not opportunity'' - In good years, the US runs on Mexicans but the American Dream is losing some of its most devoted fans - 18th May 2009
 * safer streets, pay your cops vast salaries'' - It is often said that policemen, teachers and nurses deserve to be among the highest-paid people in society. But what happens when they are? - 4th May
 * survive the recession, buy a 'how-to-frugal' guidebook'' - Everyone wants to be seen to be thrifty in America these days - especially the rich - 27th April 2009
 * is no longer an insult, but it is a bit of a joke'' - The s-word was once the worst thing you could call an American, but the recession has sparked a revival in its fortunes - 20th April 2009
 * owners are ditching their boats in huge numbers'' - Spare a thought for material possessions this Easter - 13th April 2009
 * Queen with an Obama on each side was the big story'' - Americans take unabashed delight in the royal etiquette misfortunes of their countrymen - 6th April 2009
 * are dog days for estate agents to the super-rich'' - There are only two decent ways left to get inside the lives of the rich and famous - 30th March 2009
 * that a Master of the Universe behind the curtain?'' - It's a shock to see Americans losing their rag with each other for making heaps of money - 23rd March 2009
 * Stewart shoots down the bankers'' - There was only one winner when the Daily Show took on Mad Money, Wall Street's favourite TV programme - 17th March 2009
 * can't hide their contempt for Michael Jackson'' - Laws to disrupt the free passage of past-it celebrities across international borders for career purposes must now be a priority - 9th March 2009
 * Relationship: The love is still there, but I can't work out why'' - The US obviously has a historical and cultural bond with Britain over any other country, but the affection is still mystifying - 2nd March 2009
 * Mob nostalgia refuses to lie down and die'' - One film you won’t have seen a blood-spattered glimpse of in this years's Oscars was Gomorrah - 23rd February 2009
 * then, to the city's greatest salesman'' - Tom Leonard recalls his meeting with the legendary 'Peeler Guy' - 16th February 2009
 * York's loftiest feel recession heat'' - Trying to book a table has long been telephonic humiliation - not any more - 9th February 2009
 * now costs a small fortune to work for nothing'' - Internships-for-sale is one of the more interesting economic concepts to have come out of the downturn - 2nd February 2009
 * will be nowhere to hide when Barack Obama goes live'' - The inauguration ceremony has something of a compulsory attendance quality to it - 19th January 2009
 * tensions over the UN’s smoking ban'' - The UN's battle to ban smoking in its headquarters doesn't encourage confidence in its ability to enforce will anywhere else - 12th January 2009
 * nice to know even the swindlers can be swindled'' - Americans have finally got a decent Wall Street bogeyman - 22nd December 2008
 * Notebook: the joys of a big car'' - How ironic that US car makers produce some of Europe's most popular vehicles yet are on their knees for failing to sell the same sorts of car in America - 8th December 2008
 * York Notebook: Shopping has become a patriotic duty in America'' - 1st December 2008
 * Obama to get body-building help from Arnold Schwarzenegger'' - 24th November 2008
 * outlook for Santa'' - Can there be a more moving tale - and yet, ultimately, uplifting - of America's economic gloom than the plight of its professional Father Christmases? - 17th November 2008
 * Obama puppy should be a mutt who can hit high notes'' - 10th November 2008
 * elections: Smug Democrats are already painting the town red'' - 3rd November 2008
 * Bloomberg is running for mayor again - despite New York referendums'' - 27th October 2008
 * to tell kids about the credit crunch'' - Americans are worrying how to explain the crisis to their children - 20th October 2008
 * Britain USA is a big fat flop'' - Jokes about genitals and fatness were too coarse for American tastes, according to the local verdict - 13th October 2008
 * York Diary: There are eight million stories in the naked city, and a good few of them seem to be about property prices at the moment'' - 6th October 2008
 * Street bankers asked priests for help with the rent'' -The Episcopalian church is reporting a sudden influx of worshippers in business suits, searching for spiritual succour in their lunch hour time of need - 29th September 2008
 * Yorkers need the rich'' - Staring into a future of the city without investment bankers has left their critics quiet - 22nd September 2008
 * schmisis - there's still money to be made in America'' - The financial crisis is already bringing the best out in Americans - 20th September 2008
 * do not like Britons telling them who to vote for'' - Have Russell Brand and Gordon Brown damaged Barack Obama's chances - 15th September 2008
 * moms could scare a Millwall fan'' - 8th September 2008
 * will be holidaying in caravans'' - Rocketing fuel prices and tightening credit have prompted many Americans to scale back their holidays - 1st September 2008

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News & updates:

 * Leonard to join Daily Mail'' - Paper's New York correspondent to take up similar role at rival - The Guardian, 22nd June 2010



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