Bob Cooper of Macclesfield, Cheshire remembers: From an early age, I have always loved reading and writing. My best subject at school was English to the detriment of maths, and I managed to become top

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The past may be a foreign country, but it often feels very familiar. The first edition of MoneyWeek appeared 25 years ago this week, on 4 November 2000, just as a huge stockmarket boom based on a pote