Harry and Meghan's 2024, confessions of a sober bartender and Clooney's new film

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Four years on from their dramatic ‘Megxit’ from official royal duties, Polly Dunbar looks at [how Harry and Meghan might attempt to build bridges in 2024](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvcm95YWwtZmFtaWx5L2hhcnJ5LWFuZC1tZWdoYW4td2hhdC1uZXh0LWZvci1ob2xseXdvb2Qtcy1iaWdnZXN0LWxvc2Vycy1iMjQ3MzgzOC5odG1sP2xpZD1nNDd1anFvN2x1ejgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~); [the confessions of a sober bartender](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvZm9vZC1hbmQtZHJpbmsvZmVhdHVyZXMvZ2l2ZS11cC1kcmlua2luZy1zb2Jlci1iYXJ0ZW5kZXItZHJ5LWphbnVhcnktYjI0NzI1ODguaHRtbD9saWQ9ZXN3Njl3bjhuZnZzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDctMDEtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZZb5aJpl3wK1qFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) offers motivation for anyone attempting dry January; and [Geoffrey McNab’s piece on George Clooney’s new film about the US rowers who struck gold at Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Olympics](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy90aGUtYm95cy1pbi10aGUtYm9hdC1nZW9yZ2UtY2xvb25leS1iMjQ3MjY2MS5odG1sP2xpZD1kajZldHEzeXZhNnImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) is a wonderful read. 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[Polly Dunbar](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL3BvbGx5LWR1bmJhcj9saWQ9Z2J3eDNvOGI1cWhuJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDctMDEtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZZb5aJpl3wK1qFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) looks at a new year of ‘redemption’ and what they need to do to set a new course… [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvcm95YWwtZmFtaWx5L2hhcnJ5LWFuZC1tZWdoYW4td2hhdC1uZXh0LWZvci1ob2xseXdvb2Qtcy1iaWdnZXN0LWxvc2Vycy1iMjQ3MzgzOC5odG1sP2xpZD1scXUwb2VxanQ5MXAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Harry and Meghan: what next for ‘Hollywood’s biggest losers’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvcm95YWwtZmFtaWx5L2hhcnJ5LWFuZC1tZWdoYW4td2hhdC1uZXh0LWZvci1ob2xseXdvb2Qtcy1iaWdnZXN0LWxvc2Vycy1iMjQ3MzgzOC5odG1sP2xpZD10Z2tpbmdqdTI2aWomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) After four years of turmoil, Megxit hasn’t delivered for the troubled couple – which is why they need to change tack   [Segat has been sober for two years ](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvZm9vZC1hbmQtZHJpbmsvZmVhdHVyZXMvZ2l2ZS11cC1kcmlua2luZy1zb2Jlci1iYXJ0ZW5kZXItZHJ5LWphbnVhcnktYjI0NzI1ODguaHRtbD9saWQ9cXhjczhiMXZ5ZnN1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDctMDEtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZZb5aJpl3wK1qFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [‘There was a lot of shame at the start’: Confessions of a sober bartender](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvZm9vZC1hbmQtZHJpbmsvZmVhdHVyZXMvZ2l2ZS11cC1kcmlua2luZy1zb2Jlci1iYXJ0ZW5kZXItZHJ5LWphbnVhcnktYjI0NzI1ODguaHRtbD9saWQ9ZjQ4YTZ4MnJ5MTgxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDctMDEtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZZb5aJpl3wK1qFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Independent 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bartender](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvZm9vZC1hbmQtZHJpbmsvZmVhdHVyZXMvZ2l2ZS11cC1kcmlua2luZy1zb2Jlci1iYXJ0ZW5kZXItZHJ5LWphbnVhcnktYjI0NzI1ODguaHRtbD9saWQ9bDJzeDJmN2prZWg4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDctMDEtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZZb5aJpl3wK1qFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Independent Premium]   [Pistorius seemed like an athlete for the ages – not just a winner, but a role model of international significance 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just a winner, but a role model of international significance ](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL29zY2FyLXBpc3Rvcml1cy1yZWV2YS1zdGVlbmthbXAtbXVyZGVyLW9seW1waWNzLWIyNDczOTEyLmh0bWw_bGlkPXc0Ymd6ajhmcjdocyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDA3LTAxLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmWW-WiaZd8CtahSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Oscar Pistorius duped the world with a charm that masked his inner darkness](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL29zY2FyLXBpc3Rvcml1cy1yZWV2YS1zdGVlbmthbXAtbXVyZGVyLW9seW1waWNzLWIyNDczOTEyLmh0bWw_bGlkPW9mdTZpamQzZnp3biZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDA3LTAxLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmWW-WiaZd8CtahSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent 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But this is a film with heart and pluck, bearing echoes of ‘Chariots of Fire’, writes [Geoffrey Macnab](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2dlb2ZmcmV5LW1hY25hYj9saWQ9MmNzYzhxMjZsbWpnJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDctMDEtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZZb5aJpl3wK1qFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) – audiences should embrace it rather than sneer [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy90aGUtYm95cy1pbi10aGUtYm9hdC1nZW9yZ2UtY2xvb25leS1iMjQ3MjY2MS5odG1sP2xpZD1tNmRtemJ3MXlvbnQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [An almighty row: Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Callum Turner and Jack Mulhern’s new film ‘The Boys in the Boat’ has divided critics](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy90aGUtYm95cy1pbi10aGUtYm9hdC1nZW9yZ2UtY2xvb25leS1iMjQ3MjY2MS5odG1sP2xpZD03aG5panh6ZDVveWEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) An almighty row: Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Callum Turner and Jack Mulhern’s new film ‘The Boys in the Boat’ has divided critics   [The King and I: Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny in ‘Priscilla'](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9wcmlzY2lsbGEtZWx2aXMtcHJlc2xleS1qYWNvYi1lbG9yZGktYjI0NzA4NjguaHRtbD9saWQ9Z3BwbWY0M2FudHE5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDctMDEtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZZb5aJpl3wK1qFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Priscilla is the big screen takedown of Elvis that he’s had coming for decades](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9wcmlzY2lsbGEtZWx2aXMtcHJlc2xleS1qYWNvYi1lbG9yZGktYjI0NzA4NjguaHRtbD9saWQ9M2NyM3F3bjAwYTlkJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDctMDEtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZZb5aJpl3wK1qFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Independent Premium] [The King and I: Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny in ‘Priscilla'](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9wcmlzY2lsbGEtZWx2aXMtcHJlc2xleS1qYWNvYi1lbG9yZGktYjI0NzA4NjguaHRtbD9saWQ9MmhvaHgxdzR2bXhkJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDctMDEtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZZb5aJpl3wK1qFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Priscilla is the big screen takedown of Elvis that he’s had coming for decades](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9wcmlzY2lsbGEtZWx2aXMtcHJlc2xleS1qYWNvYi1lbG9yZGktYjI0NzA4NjguaHRtbD9saWQ9Zmw5dmlhY29hdm4zJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDctMDEtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZZb5aJpl3wK1qFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Independent Premium]   [Survivors of the Uruguayan plane crash in the Andes in the fuselage of the wrecked aircraft shortly after rescuers reached 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world](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9zb2NpZXR5LW9mLXRoZS1zbm93LXRydWUtc3RvcnktbmV0ZmxpeC1jYW5uaWJhbGlzbS1iMjQ3MjcxOC5odG1sP2xpZD1oMzA4bDBiY2w2OTgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Independent Premium] [Survivors of the Uruguayan plane crash in the Andes in the fuselage of the wrecked aircraft shortly after rescuers reached them](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9zb2NpZXR5LW9mLXRoZS1zbm93LXRydWUtc3RvcnktbmV0ZmxpeC1jYW5uaWJhbGlzbS1iMjQ3MjcxOC5odG1sP2xpZD1leXM5cm5iMDVwN3QmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Society of the Snow: the horrific true story of the Andes disaster that shocked the world](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9zb2NpZXR5LW9mLXRoZS1zbm93LXRydWUtc3RvcnktbmV0ZmxpeC1jYW5uaWJhbGlzbS1iMjQ3MjcxOC5odG1sP2xpZD1ubjFhN2oyeWQyMmomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Independent Premium]   [One Life review](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3Mvb25lLWxpZmUtcmV2aWV3LW5pY2hvbGFzLXdpbnRvbi1iMjQ3MjYyOS5odG1sP2xpZD1mN3U2dWx6cmp2a2kmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [One Life review: Anthony Hopkins’ performance as the That’s Life! hero is better than the film that surrounds him](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3Mvb25lLWxpZmUtcmV2aWV3LW5pY2hvbGFzLXdpbnRvbi1iMjQ3MjYyOS5odG1sP2xpZD0xb3A2bnJmNDV0MzYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Independent Premium] [One Life review](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3Mvb25lLWxpZmUtcmV2aWV3LW5pY2hvbGFzLXdpbnRvbi1iMjQ3MjYyOS5odG1sP2xpZD0xOWM5cXVpZG42ZmwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [One Life review: Anthony Hopkins’ performance as the That’s Life! hero is better than the film that surrounds him](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3Mvb25lLWxpZmUtcmV2aWV3LW5pY2hvbGFzLXdpbnRvbi1iMjQ3MjYyOS5odG1sP2xpZD1sNjNsM3VkMWlqZnkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Independent Premium]     COMMENT [Derek Draper with his wife, Kate Garraway](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2RlcmVrLWRyYXBlci1kZWF0aC1rYXRlLWdhcnJhd2F5LXRoZXJhcGlzdC1iMjQ2NzQ2OC5odG1sP2xpZD1pM3RvZGppZmwyOGEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Derek Draper was my therapist – he saved my life](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2RlcmVrLWRyYXBlci1kZWF0aC1rYXRlLWdhcnJhd2F5LXRoZXJhcGlzdC1iMjQ2NzQ2OC5odG1sP2xpZD1hbXNtdDRvdHZucWcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) I knew he’d been a spin doctor and had to push thoughts of him hanging out with Peter Mandelson out of my mind, writes [Clair Woodward](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2NsYWlyLXdvb2R3YXJkP2xpZD0wZXJoN3UzeHRzN2gmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). People have said I must have been mad, but I can only say that seeing Derek Draper was one of the best things I ever did for myself [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2RlcmVrLWRyYXBlci1kZWF0aC1rYXRlLWdhcnJhd2F5LXRoZXJhcGlzdC1iMjQ2NzQ2OC5odG1sP2xpZD05c3IxYXh3Y2FuZGcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Independent Premium] [Derek Draper with his wife, Kate Garraway](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2RlcmVrLWRyYXBlci1kZWF0aC1rYXRlLWdhcnJhd2F5LXRoZXJhcGlzdC1iMjQ2NzQ2OC5odG1sP2xpZD00aXBpMHdzY3E4b3EmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Derek Draper was my therapist – he saved my life](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2RlcmVrLWRyYXBlci1kZWF0aC1rYXRlLWdhcnJhd2F5LXRoZXJhcGlzdC1iMjQ2NzQ2OC5odG1sP2xpZD02bXg0ZDZ1bW94M2cmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwNy0wMS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpllvlommXfArWoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Independent Premium]   [Striking Junior doctors say they have had a 26 per cent real terms pay cut due to below-inflation pay rises ](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2p1bmlvci1kb2N0b3JzLWxhd3llcnMtcGF5LWRpc3Bhcml0eS1jZW9zLWIyNDczMjUxLmh0bWw_bGlkPWU3bmkzb3p5N3liNSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDA3LTAxLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmWW-WiaZd8CtahSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [When the ‘fat cat’ pay gulf is this big, is it any wonder we’re facing a winter of discontent?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2p1bmlvci1kb2N0b3JzLWxhd3llcnMtcGF5LWRpc3Bhcml0eS1jZW9zLWIyNDczMjUxLmh0bWw_bGlkPWR1ZHJhemswN2EwaCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDA3LTAxLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmWW-WiaZd8CtahSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Pay disparity in the UK is extreme, writes [Alan Rusbridger](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2FsYW4tcnVzYnJpZGdlcj9saWQ9a2RxcmM1ZGpsN3BlJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDctMDEtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZZb5aJpl3wK1qFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). So why are we so outraged by the idea of essential workers getting a fair shake while super-earners get ever richer? [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2p1bmlvci1kb2N0b3JzLWxhd3llcnMtcGF5LWRpc3Bhcml0eS1jZW9zLWIyNDczMjUxLmh0bWw_bGlkPTYyeHQ1eGFiaTZsZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDA3LTAxLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmWW-WiaZd8CtahSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium] [Striking Junior doctors say they have had a 26 per cent real terms pay cut due to below-inflation pay rises ](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2p1bmlvci1kb2N0b3JzLWxhd3llcnMtcGF5LWRpc3Bhcml0eS1jZW9zLWIyNDczMjUxLmh0bWw_bGlkPW0zMWE0MjVhaGRjciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDA3LTAxLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmWW-WiaZd8CtahSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [When the ‘fat cat’ pay gulf is this big, is it any wonder we’re facing a winter of discontent?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2p1bmlvci1kb2N0b3JzLWxhd3llcnMtcGF5LWRpc3Bhcml0eS1jZW9zLWIyNDczMjUxLmh0bWw_bGlkPXN0Nzc2NHVlYmoyZCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDA3LTAxLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmWW-WiaZd8CtahSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium]   [‘Maybe they thought Epstein was untouchable, immutable – and that the heat shield around him would afford them a Teflon non-stick coating too’ (New York State Sex Offender Registry)](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2plZmZyZXktZXBzdGVpbi1uYW1lcy1saXN0LXByaW5jZS1hbmRyZXctYjI0NzM0MTQuaHRtbD9saWQ9M3F6anN4cTZlNWZ5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDctMDEtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZZb5aJpl3wK1qFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [The Epstein scandal exposes the dark attraction of money and power in America](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2plZmZyZXktZXBzdGVpbi1uYW1lcy1saXN0LXByaW5jZS1hbmRyZXctYjI0NzM0MTQuaHRtbD9saWQ9MnMyNXNiYjVzejZnJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDctMDEtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZZb5aJpl3wK1qFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Smart, sane, and famous men – with everything to lose – found themselves drawn to the Epstein flame, writes [Jon Sopel](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0S9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2pvbi1zb3BlbD9saWQ9azd0dW5ybzRtbXVoJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDctMDEtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZZb5aJpl3wK1qFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Four years after the billionaire took his own life, many are still sleeping uneasily, terrified of what is still to come out [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2plZmZyZXktZXBzdGVpbi1uYW1lcy1saXN0LXByaW5jZS1hbmRyZXctYjI0NzM0MTQuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZXV2NW45c2MzdDY3JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDctMDEtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZZb5aJpl3wK1qFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Independent Premium] [‘Maybe they thought Epstein was untouchable, immutable – and that the heat shield around him would afford them a Teflon non-stick coating too’ (New York State Sex Offender Registry)](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2plZmZyZXktZXBzdGVpbi1uYW1lcy1saXN0LXByaW5jZS1hbmRyZXctYjI0NzM0MTQuaHRtbD9saWQ9bHoxMGgyN245enQ4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDctMDEtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZZb5aJpl3wK1qFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [The Epstein scandal exposes the dark attraction of money and power in America](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2plZmZyZXktZXBzdGVpbi1uYW1lcy1saXN0LXByaW5jZS1hbmRyZXctYjI0NzM0MTQuaHRtbD9saWQ9dGpuYXdzZTFkMGx3JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDctMDEtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZZb5aJpl3wK1qFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Independent Premium]   [Rishi Sunak’s pitch will be: the economy is on the right track, don’t let Labour ruin it](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3Jpc2hpLXN1bmFrLXdpbnRlci1lbGVjdGlvbi1kYXRlLWRlZmVhdC1zdGFybWVyLWIyNDczNzY2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXdkbGhkeWJtcjBhOCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDA3LTAxLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmWW-WiaZd8CtahSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Why delaying the election won’t save Sunak from defeat](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3Jpc2hpLXN1bmFrLXdpbnRlci1lbGVjdGlvbi1kYXRlLWRlZmVhdC1zdGFybWVyLWIyNDczNzY2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPW55Z3V4bXA5aTRvaCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDA3LTAxLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmWW-WiaZd8CtahSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) The prime minister’s ‘hold on to nurse for fear of something worse’ strategy will not be able to withstand Keir Starmer’s promise of real change, warns [Andrew Grice](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2FuZHJldy1ncmljZT9saWQ9eDEzOXo5bGVma3pxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDctMDEtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZZb5aJpl3wK1qFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3Jpc2hpLXN1bmFrLXdpbnRlci1lbGVjdGlvbi1kYXRlLWRlZmVhdC1zdGFybWVyLWIyNDczNzY2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTNhYzlqemF6OXA0MCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDA3LTAxLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmWW-WiaZd8CtahSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium] [Rishi Sunak’s pitch will be: the economy is on the right track, don’t let Labour ruin 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them earned 98 per cent of audit fees from FTSE 350 companies last year ](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnfO35P0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy9idXNpbmVzcy9jb21tZW50L2JpZy1mb3VyLWFjY291bnRhbnRzLWtwbWctZXktcHdjLWRlbG9pdHRlLWIyNDczNzY1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXZtMXo4ZWM5N3N1dCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDA3LTAxLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmWW-WiaZd8CtahSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [We need a regulator with teeth to control the ‘Big Four’ accountancy 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