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...Your letter writer Geoffrey Wheatcroft corrected Janan Ganesh’s erroneous claim that Labour can only win if led by rightwing leaders by pointing to Clement Attlee and Harold Wilson....
...His CPPIB colleague Geoffrey Rubin will assume his responsibilities on an interim basis....
...Librairie Alain Brieux, 48 Rue Jacob, 75006 (+331-4260 2198; alainbrieux.com)....
...The inspirational figure during this period was Peter Martin, one of several astute hires by Sir Geoffrey Owen, editor from 1980 to 1990, from the Economist....
...and British literature in the United Arab Emirates Andrew Brown, executive vice-president, Shell Fionna Gibb, deputy head of mission, Sana’a, Yemen Christopher O’Connor, ambassador, Tunisia Jeremy Sargent...
...Born in 1890, as a young woman she was sketched by John Singer Sargent. Her first, brief, marriage to Jean, Prince de Broglie, propelled her into the society pages....
...In front is the 17th-century Church of Santa Maria della Salute, painted by Turner, Sargent and Canaletto among others. Wide, empty steps lead down towards the water. I can hear it lapping....
...Hidden locking devices made by Alain de Saint Exupery, a Terrasson-based specialist in 17th and 18th century furniture locks, similarly employ traditional materials and mechanisms....
...It is difficult, however, to see the other British hopes, Youmzain (trained by Mick Channon) and Dragon Dancer (Geoffrey Wragg), figuring in the finish....
...UNFORGIVABLE BLACKNESS: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson by Geoffrey C. Ward Pimlico ₤8.99, 512 pages This year’s William Hill sports book of the year....
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