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From the magazineThere’s nothing more intriguing than a closely guarded secret recipe. Coca-Cola and KFC are two famous examples, with the precise ingredients for the soda syrup and special coating kept in guarded vaults: the story is that those who hold the information aren’t allowed to travel on the same plane in case of disaster. Lea &
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Reeves’s gambit
The Chancellor’s Budget dilemma
Rachel Reeves has backed herself into a corner on the Budget
As a championship chess player, Rachel Reeves must know that the first few moves can be some of the most important of the game. In preparing her Budget, she appears to be starting her tenure as Chancellor from a position of strength. Her background in the Bank of England gives her institutional credibility, and the
Rachel Reeves has backed herself into a corner on the Budget
As a championship chess player, Rachel Reeves must know that the first few moves can be some of the most important of the game. In preparing her Budget, she appears to be starting her tenure as Chancellor from a position of strength. Her background in the Bank of England gives her institutional credibility, and the
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Almeida’s Look Back in Anger is flawless
From the magazineStrange title, Juno and the Paycock. Sean O’Casey’s family drama is about a hard-pressed Dublin matriarch, Juno, whose husband Jack ‘the paycock’ Boyle refuses to support his family and spends all day drinking with his penniless cronies. The producers have labelled the show an ‘Irish masterpiece’, which raises the bar. Mark Rylance plays Jack as
A hit – but please don’t pretend it’s feminist: Disney+’s Rivals reviewed
From the magazineLess Riot Grrl than Riot Lladies Who Lunch: Sleater-Kinney’s Little Rope reviewed
From the magazineYou’re unlikely to see a better case made for this Bernstein double bill
From the magazineSerious and gripping – though Trump disagrees: The Apprentice reviewed
From the magazineAn uncompromising master: David Gilmour, at the Royal Albert Hall, reviewed
From the magazineI’m done with Hofesh Shechter
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