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For Jolie and Church the added issue is their gender. As women of note, they are forever pilloried by a small (but vocal) minority who refuse to believe their talents or aptitude can extend beyond their primary fields of expertise.
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Who to trust? A new Ipsos Mori Veracity index reveals 62% of respondents replied ‘yes’ when asked if they trusted television newsreaders.
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Black Friday encourages profligate spending – the consequences are barely acknowledged in a culture of advertising and consumerism.
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We are, in a UK context, in the midst of a period of comedic creativity and excellence.
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When the war did finally end the newspapers sought to communicate the relief and sheer joy of the British populace.
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According to Chancellor Philip Hammond austerity is ‘over’ and yet, puzzlingly, wages are not growing as labour market theories suggest they ought.
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Historically there has been a curious distrust of American culture which sits alongside our rapacious absorption of it.
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Anyone who thinks that the racism depicted in the “Rosa Parks” episode is a thing of the past is sadly mistaken.
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The seemingly interminable wrangling over Brexit has seen proponents on both sides resort to the language of violence and intimidation.
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The most important thing that UK SME creative businesses need to think about right now is to know what they want from this very aggressive market, whether it’s simply some quick cash or a long-term cooperation project.
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