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Not every great novel makes a great movie, and sometimes the opposite is true. But regardless of the source text, or how beloved characters are treated, there is more than one way to write a successful adaptationIt is always fun to join in a craze, like a Victorian...
UK national security adviser under pressure over wife’s comment on supporting Palestine Action
Author Sarah Helm, married to Jonathan Powell, wrote to back novelist Sally Rooney’s support of proscribed direct action groupThe UK’s national security adviser Jonathan Powell is under pressure to distance himself from a comment made by his wife, the award-winning...
Six-figure payout for senior civil servant sacked over Peter Mandelson vetting
Former head of Foreign Office Olly Robbins applied for judicial review after Keir Starmer dismissed him in AprilOlly Robbins, the former head of the Foreign Office sacked by Keir Starmer over his role in vetting Peter Mandelson, has received a more than six-figure...
Target pensions or welfare, not banks, IMF tells John Healey
Supporters of planned tax, however, say banks were bailed out by taxpayers during the financial crisis and can afford to pay more nowJohn Healey poised to raise taxes on banks in budgetThe International Monetary Fund has urged John Healey to target savings on pensions...