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Who has the best side hustle?

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issue 28 October 2023

Side hustles

David Solomon, chief executive of Goldman Sachs, said he would stop DJing in clubs, following criticism from the bank’s board. For years he had performed under the alias D-Sol, playing electronic dance music. Some other unlikely side hustles:

– In 2017 King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands revealed that for the past 21 years he had been a co-pilot for KLM.

– While prime minister in 1971, Edward Heath both captained the British yachting team to victory in the Admiral’s Cup and conducted the London Symphony Orchestra.

– Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has worked as a referee and linesman in the Scottish football league.

– Devi Sridhar, professor of global health at the University of Edinburgh, who became the public face of the Scottish government’s Covid response, also worked as Nicola Sturgeon’s personal trainer.

Big borrowers

Government borrowing came in lower than expected in September.

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