The Fortune Teller
DRAMA: Simon Cassandra is a fortune teller - not with a crystal ball or Tarot cards but with computers. He works for the government, trying to model future scenarios to help ministers make their decisions. There's only one problem - they don't like listening to experts.
But perhaps Mr Camille, a barber working at the famous barber's shop Frederick Hobbs in London, will pay attention. His life could depend up on it ...
This episode was first published in Business Spotlight in 2016.
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