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Brexit menu might not be to everyone's taste
Turnips for breakfast, lunch and dinner could be on the cards
JOHN GREEN relishes photography that unfolds a longstanding and poetic relationship with Leeds
A uncomfortably misogynistic authorial voice that sometimes seems to lack insight troubles FIONA O’CONNOR
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a production that panders – if inadvertently – to Western prejudice against China
JOHN GREEN is fascinated by a history that excavates the enormous role played by agricultural workers in recent times
ALEX HALL recommends a book that places empirical evidence at the heart of understanding racism
A recognition that individually we are powerless both politically and socially is essential, writes GORDON PARSONS
THERE you go. British holidaymakers banned from EU after January 1 due to Covid restrictions. And lots of lovely red tape waiting after the pandemic’s over. Now that’s what I call taking back control. We’ll show ‘em!
As for my sector, well, we DIY musicians can forget about gigs — vastly too much cost and red tape, though of course Roger “the EU is just a mafia, we toured before we joined and we will again after” Daltrey with his vast wealth, Nightliners and army of bureaucrats will be OK.
Classical musicians? Make sure your instruments don’t contain any protected species, even 300-year old ones and let’s hope you play for a big orchestra, or you’re in the same position as us.
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