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Inside the cover of Francis Bacon: Francophile (photo courtesy of the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation)
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We have to rebalance civil society
To influence power, we must organise
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
You reap what you sow
Poor Daniel Zeichner was left to face the outrage that the Budget had caused
The public sector must reform or die
Too big to fail? It is too big to succeed
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
Gifted children
How does one wrap a bank transfer?
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
Doom and bloom
Live woke and die
Party in the U.S.S.R.
Shortages, queues and giant slogan-laden banners were the order of the day as the party faithful gathered
