The ‘common man’ who set up Hargreaves Lansdown stands by all of his donations Peter Hargreaves’s home in a village outside Bristol is, by billionaire standards, unusually modest. There are just two cars on the drive, no servants, and the couple cook for themselves. And last week he handed over £100m to charity: one of the largest individual donations in recent British history. “The rich have not had a good press in this country,” says Hargreaves, whose personal wealth is estimated at £4bn. “But when you see how so many of them behave, it’s not that surprising really.” Continue reading...