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EVERYDAY LIES WITH THEODORE DALRYMPLE

henever you see the word used in connection with public finances, you may be sure that lies, simplifications, omissions and false dichotomies are sure to follow. Recently I read the following headline a magazine for members of the British Medical Association: Austerity - Covid's little helper.

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