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The Weekend Edit: Prince Harry's hacking trial verdict, Stranger Things in the West End and a Charles Dickens Christmas in Texas

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This week, don’t miss [Alan Rusbridger’s excoriating column on what the Prince Harry hacking trial verdict means for the future of journalism](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3ByaW5jZS1oYXJyeS1oYWNraW5nLXNjYW5kYWwtcGllcnMtbW9yZ2FuLWIyNDY0OTU0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXE0ejU0MnlrNno4NiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). We’ve got [Charles Dickens’ great-great-great granddaughter on why Texans do the famous author best at Christmas](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ub3J0aC1hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS9jaGFybGVzLWRpY2tlbnMtZmVzdGl2YWwtdGV4YXMtY2hyaXN0bWFzLWdhbHZlc3Rvbi1pc2xhbmQtYjI0NjQxMTMuaHRtbD9saWQ9aXljbGlwa2Uxb3ExJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTctMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZX1iun5l8xANJFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj); and fans of the brilliant show Stranger Things won’t want to miss [our review of The First Shadow](~/AAAHagA~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~), a West End stage version with thrills galore. 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this big-budget stage play from the ‘Stranger Things’ universe spares no bombastic effect to bring new audiences flocking to the West End [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL3Jldmlld3Mvc3RyYW5nZXItdGhpbmdzLXRoZS1maXJzdC1zaGFkb3ctcmV2aWV3LWIyNDY0MDE3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTZwcnJvbm5oN3NuOCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Isabella Pappas (Joyce Maldonado), Oscar Lloyd (James Hopper Jr), Christopher Buckley (Bob Newby) in ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL3Jldmlld3Mvc3RyYW5nZXItdGhpbmdzLXRoZS1maXJzdC1zaGFkb3ctcmV2aWV3LWIyNDY0MDE3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTEwc3RzcnUzZHgweiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Isabella Pappas (Joyce Maldonado), Oscar Lloyd (James Hopper Jr), Christopher Buckley (Bob Newby) in ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’   [I’ll scream: Julia Roberts in the No 1 Netflix movie 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on top form in savage satire of Hollywood hypocrisy](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL3Jldmlld3MvdWxzdGVyLWFtZXJpY2FuLXJldmlldy13b29keS1oYXJyZWxzb24tYW5keS1zZXJraXMtYjI0NjM4OTguaHRtbD9saWQ9dGNtcmk0ZGdnNGoxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTctMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZX1iun5l8xANJFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Safety must come first – but it would be a national shame to shutter up Brixton Academy for 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Christmas](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ub3J0aC1hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS9jaGFybGVzLWRpY2tlbnMtZmVzdGl2YWwtdGV4YXMtY2hyaXN0bWFzLWdhbHZlc3Rvbi1pc2xhbmQtYjI0NjQxMTMuaHRtbD9saWQ9NjY1b2d4dXZ5aTgwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTctMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZX1iun5l8xANJFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) The man who penned ‘A Christmas Carol’ may have been English, but his spirit is most exuberantly honoured on a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico. Writer [Lucinda Hawksley](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2x1Y2luZGEtaGF3a3NsZXk_bGlkPXZsd2s4NDAycDlpZCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) travels to one of the world’s largest festivals paying homage to her great-great-great-grandfather as it celebrates its 50th anniversary [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ub3J0aC1hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS9jaGFybGVzLWRpY2tlbnMtZmVzdGl2YWwtdGV4YXMtY2hyaXN0bWFzLWdhbHZlc3Rvbi1pc2xhbmQtYjI0NjQxMTMuaHRtbD9saWQ9cTZzenpkbXhsY3luJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTctMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZX1iun5l8xANJFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Texans 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exposed lies, concealment and intrusion by parts of the press](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3ByaW5jZS1oYXJyeS1oYWNraW5nLXNjYW5kYWwtcGllcnMtbW9yZ2FuLWIyNDY0OTU0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWlqZzkxcjdib3J0eSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Piece by painful piece, the murky truth about the darker corners of the British newspaper industry has been revealed, writes former Guardian editor [Alan Rusbridger](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2FsYW4tcnVzYnJpZGdlcj9saWQ9cmN2ZDc4d2g2ZWlnJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTctMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZX1iun5l8xANJFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). But will the prince be thanked for it? Dream on… [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3ByaW5jZS1oYXJyeS1oYWNraW5nLXNjYW5kYWwtcGllcnMtbW9yZ2FuLWIyNDY0OTU0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTgxcDZzMDhtZHJxaCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium] [The Duke of Sussex gave evidence during the High Court trial of his claim against Mirror Group Newspapers](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3ByaW5jZS1oYXJyeS1oYWNraW5nLXNjYW5kYWwtcGllcnMtbW9yZ2FuLWIyNDY0OTU0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWVyemRsamRrMGF6MyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [The Prince Harry hacking verdict has exposed lies, concealment and intrusion by parts of the press](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3ByaW5jZS1oYXJyeS1oYWNraW5nLXNjYW5kYWwtcGllcnMtbW9yZ2FuLWIyNDY0OTU0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTZ4bGU1YXI4eDdldiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium]   [In the spirit of Nelson Mandela, let’s seize this moment not as a victory lap, but as a clarion call to intensify our efforts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2NvcDI4LWNsaW1hdGUtYXBhcnRoZWlkLWZvc3NpbC1mdWVscy1tYW5kZWxhLWIyNDY0Nzc5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXE4eDJvYTVwbGdyNSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [My grandfather Nelson Mandela would want us to follow in his footsteps – and end climate apartheid](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2NvcDI4LWNsaW1hdGUtYXBhcnRoZWlkLWZvc3NpbC1mdWVscy1tYW5kZWxhLWIyNDY0Nzc5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWludjltNnpuazcyNSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) He believed in the power of hope and collective action, writes [Ndileka Mandela](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL25kaWxla2EtbWFuZGVsYT9saWQ9Z3UwY3ljY3lsNXM0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTctMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZX1iun5l8xANJFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), and at Cop28 the parallels with his struggle against apartheid were there for the world to see [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2NvcDI4LWNsaW1hdGUtYXBhcnRoZWlkLWZvc3NpbC1mdWVscy1tYW5kZWxhLWIyNDY0Nzc5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTBoZnVuMmwzNjhseCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium] [In the spirit of Nelson Mandela, let’s seize this moment not as a victory lap, but as a clarion call to intensify our efforts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2NvcDI4LWNsaW1hdGUtYXBhcnRoZWlkLWZvc3NpbC1mdWVscy1tYW5kZWxhLWIyNDY0Nzc5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXJrOTU1Mzc0NzZjMyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [My grandfather Nelson Mandela would want us to follow in his footsteps – and end climate apartheid](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2NvcDI4LWNsaW1hdGUtYXBhcnRoZWlkLWZvc3NpbC1mdWVscy1tYW5kZWxhLWIyNDY0Nzc5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXk5Z2gwM3liaWoxcyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium]   [A very uncivil service: Derek Fowlds, Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne in the Eighties BBC Whitehall farce, ‘Yes Minister’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3doaXRlaGFsbC1jaXZpbC1zZXJ2aWNlLXdlc3RtaW5zdGVyLWNvdmlkLWlucXVpcnktYjI0NjQ3NTAuaHRtbD9saWQ9ajU4a3A3YXdtd29sJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTctMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZX1iun5l8xANJFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Time for a change in dysfunctional Whitehall? Yes, minister…](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3doaXRlaGFsbC1jaXZpbC1zZXJ2aWNlLXdlc3RtaW5zdGVyLWNvdmlkLWlucXVpcnktYjI0NjQ3NTAuaHRtbD9saWQ9cjVqeDV4ZWZiaHVrJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTctMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZX1iun5l8xANJFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Away from the name-calling and mud-slinging by political big beasts, the Covid inquiry has at least performed one meaningful function – detailing the myriad ways in which the civil service is hobbled by a silo mentality and not fit for purpose, writes [Andrew Grice](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2FuZHJldy1ncmljZT9saWQ9OHdkYzZpcXJpbWlnJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTctMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZX1iun5l8xANJFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3doaXRlaGFsbC1jaXZpbC1zZXJ2aWNlLXdlc3RtaW5zdGVyLWNvdmlkLWlucXVpcnktYjI0NjQ3NTAuaHRtbD9saWQ9MXN2MzlrdHU1bGdvJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTctMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZX1iun5l8xANJFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Independent Premium] [A very uncivil service: Derek Fowlds, Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne in the Eighties BBC Whitehall farce, ‘Yes Minister’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3doaXRlaGFsbC1jaXZpbC1zZXJ2aWNlLXdlc3RtaW5zdGVyLWNvdmlkLWlucXVpcnktYjI0NjQ3NTAuaHRtbD9saWQ9aHZwcWR6cG9hcWJ5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTctMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZX1iun5l8xANJFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Time for a change in dysfunctional Whitehall? Yes, minister…](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3doaXRlaGFsbC1jaXZpbC1zZXJ2aWNlLXdlc3RtaW5zdGVyLWNvdmlkLWlucXVpcnktYjI0NjQ3NTAuaHRtbD9saWQ9dXVidTg1Zzk4Z2ltJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTctMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZX1iun5l8xANJFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Independent Premium]   [Heike Makatsch and Alan Rickman strike up an office affair in ‘Love, Actually’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL29mZmljZS1yb21hbmNlLWFmZmFpci1saWFpc29uLWJwLWJlcm5hcmQtbG9vbmV5LWIyNDY0NjQ1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWZxbmh3OW0wOTZ2NCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [When it comes to office romance, it’s who’s on top that counts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL29mZmljZS1yb21hbmNlLWFmZmFpci1saWFpc29uLWJwLWJlcm5hcmQtbG9vbmV5LWIyNDY0NjQ1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTNmeWdtdWthZHkweSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) There’s nothing intrinsically wrong with a workplace affair, writes [Rowan Pelling](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL3Jvd2FuLXBlbGxpbmc_bGlkPWpkdjdhcTRveWE5NiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) (who married her boss). But the roles have changed, as BP’s former chief executive has discovered to his (£32m) cost [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL29mZmljZS1yb21hbmNlLWFmZmFpci1saWFpc29uLWJwLWJlcm5hcmQtbG9vbmV5LWIyNDY0NjQ1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTlqZTlkMWxkeHAzeSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium] [Heike Makatsch and Alan Rickman strike up an office affair in ‘Love, Actually’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL29mZmljZS1yb21hbmNlLWFmZmFpci1saWFpc29uLWJwLWJlcm5hcmQtbG9vbmV5LWIyNDY0NjQ1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTQ0M2J6czNsOWNnZyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [When it comes to office romance, it’s who’s on top that counts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnYT9iP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL29mZmljZS1yb21hbmNlLWFmZmFpci1saWFpc29uLWJwLWJlcm5hcmQtbG9vbmV5LWIyNDY0NjQ1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPW5wMndscGcxaW52ZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE3LTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmV9Yrp-ZfMQDSRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium]     Subscribe today to enjoy: - Advert-free reading across 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