Nothing, says ANDY HEDGECOCK, can rescue this undistinguished amalgam of ponderous melodrama and shallow philosophical speculation
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Star critics on the reads that have impressed them this year
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The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) the notorious trade deal being negotiated between the US and Europe will, if implemented, be the greatest transfer of power to big business for a generation.
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