Should you ever find yourself sarf of the river in need of a decent lunch, you could do a lot worse than Marcella on Deptford High Street. Good food, interesting wines, friendly staff.

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Here’s the thing about neoliberals: they would rather “go fash” than tax the rich and build affordable housing

Political and financial journalists should be clear as to whether they are writing about the “market” or “Mah-Ket”, the infallible god of the Neoliberals.

The idea that Sunak and the Tories gave two tosses about the jobs of hospitality workers is laughable. Property portfolios of city centre landlords more like.

A lasting legacy of neoliberalism is that in place of solidarity it has created a culture of belligerent victimhood.

Christmas Menu - first of the second thoughts

For Christmas Day, I’m thinking a starter of wild mushrooms preserved in olive oil, silken beancurd with chopped capers and dukkah, lamb’s lettuce alongside the friselle salad.

The original: Christmas Menus 2023 First Draft