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...This is a classic “dull but v v v v important” issue that rarely gets the attention it should, because a lot of people understandably lose the will to live as soon as you start talking about financial plumbing...
...Before most people knew what a camera was, the V&A was already amassing photographs....
...In parliamentary systems, members of parliament can also revolt, as they did in the UK against Boris Johnson and Liz Truss....
...Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, and Barbie’s Ryan Gosling took it several steps — or buttons — further, displaying what is unfortunately known as “heavage”....
...I remember when the Supreme Court was just about to overturn the Roe v Wade abortion ruling in 2022. I spoke to the CEO of a large American business....
...Paul Johnson, head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, a think-tank, said Labour’s plans to increase taxes on private schools, individuals with non-domicile status and private equity bosses, would raise...
...Lantink’s work has been acquired and shown by museums, including London’s V&A and the Costume Institute at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, while celebrities such as Beyoncé, Billie Eilish and Janelle...
...June 20 to September 8; further information and tickets here ‘Naomi’, V&A South Kensington An ode to the life and work of supermodel Naomi Campbell....
...“In terms of the impact of globalisation and industrialisation, the nadir for Stoke was somewhere between 2005 and 2010,” says Tristram Hunt, director of London’s V&A museum and author of The Radical Potter...
...I think a lot of people were anticipating a V-shaped recovery . . . People are now waking up the realisation that volatility is going to be normal going forward.”...
...The quality of democracy enjoyed by an average global citizen in 2022 is back to the levels of 1986, according to the V-Dem Institute, which assesses democracies’ health on five principles: electoral, liberal...
...Whatever happens your friendship is v important to me and that’s not going to change. WhatsApp to Sue: I can’t just sack her. She’d sue us to hell and back....
...Von der Leyen and Sunak made the announcement in front of a portrait of King George V, who inaugurated Northern Ireland’s parliament in 1921 with an appeal for unity....
...But Stokes’ leadership has been obvious; Prince Hal transformed into Henry V at a succession of Agincourts....
...Kevin Foster, immigration minister, replied that there had been a “virtually unprecedented surge in demand” and urged the public to submit their applications as fast as possible....
...(WSJ) — Dominic Cummings unloads on Boris and Carrie Johnson. (Unherd) — The Bank of England attempts to predict financial crises with a neural net....
...By now Heseltine, wearing his trademark blue V-neck under a dark suit, is tucking into his soup....
...Albert Johnson spearheaded racist legislation that closed America’s doors to Asians and eastern Europeans for decades. Better known American figures also come off badly....
...The event was attended by Boris Johnson for around 30 minutes and was planned in advance, with staff invited to the event via an email from Reynolds....
...Gareth Neal & Kevin Gauld oak and straw Brodgar chair, £3,440, thenewcraftsmen.com Anest Collective cotton poplin shirt, €720 Studio Tashtego by Tina Vlassopulos terracotta Loop vase, POA Kióhne Olivia...
...Miles Johnson had a fascinating investigation into Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group and its sanctions-evasion network in Africa and beyond....
...Think Donald Trump’s border wall, or Boris Johnson’s threats to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. Want to stay in touch? We love hearing from you....
...Exchange traded funds are going big on the metaverse, writes Steve Johnson....
...David Cameron, the former prime minister who earned millions of pounds as a boardroom adviser to the controversial financing firm, told Zahawi via text in 2020 that he had been “v helpful” with Greensill...
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