In a somewhat improbable but very satisfying twist Ms. Tillyard transforms his wife, Kitty, in real life a plain, sickly and put-upon creature, into a pre-feminist who with the help of Rothschild secures financial independence from her remote and imperious husband.
He secured his financial independence during the recent stock-market boom, which he characterized as a "gold rush" that embodied the American dream: "A bunch of geeky kids holed up in the basements of their suburban, middle-class homes wound up becoming the new captains of American industry.
They do not understand that money is neither good nor evil, but rather a tool that can be leveraged to secure true freedom: financial independence.
Though controversial and largely subject to various social and economic fluctuations, endeavours by the municipality to secure a degree of financial independence from the country's central government in the 1990s enjoyed some success, and similar measures were adopted by other municipalities in the country.
While today's young men and women are more educated than previous generations, educational quality is poor and this generation of young people faces diminishing opportunities to secure good jobs, access housing, achieve financial independence, and start their families.
"Our plan of action has one goal: to secure the journalistic integrity and financial independence of the Guardian in perpetuity," they wrote, before adding they hoped the cuts would all be voluntary and that compulsory redundancies would only be considered only "if necessary".
"This structure is designed to put Sky News on a secure financial footing and guarantee its continued editorial independence," he stressed.
GMG is stronger now than at any time in its history and our overriding purpose of guaranteeing the financial independence of The Guardian has been secured under his leadership.
In fact, that financial independence is possible and even crucial for a secure future.
