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Restoration of a loser

New Statesman 13 Nov 2023
The only thing that is certain is that this reheated conservatism, the kind of spiv conservatism beholden to neoliberal dogma, the conservatism of Cameron and George Osborne, won’t have much of a lifespan beyond 2025.
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Football clubs were born to represent communities and fans, not owners

The Observer 02 Jul 2023
Jacob Steinberg ... It would be misleading to portray the days when owners were unctuous local spivs or gravel-voiced haulage magnates as a golden age, but two things ensured they were, at least to an extent, run for the good of their communities ... .
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The Tories’ wind power delusion

The Spectator 01 Dec 2022
Why? Because this document is a thing of beauty for the wind farm operators ... The best thing about wind farms, as far as city spivs are concerned, is that they transfer money from poor to rich ... The thing has to be dismantled and disposed of.
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Why Del Boy Trotter is the unexpected fashion icon of this season

Metro UK 22 Nov 2022
One thing he wasn’t known for, however, was his fashion sense until now ... Coco Chanel famously said, ‘Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off.’ The school of Trotter, ...
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The Big Bang for Singapore-on-Tees? Blowing up Redcar's historic steelworks clears the way for one ...

The Daily Mail 03 Oct 2022
A day later, the whole thing has vanished ... If only some of the City spivs and self-fulfilling prophets of doom, so eagerly talking down Britain's financial prospects, could have been here to watch the fireworks ... For things are moving fast on Teesside.
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