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Neologisms and ugly phrases are only a problem when they muddy meaning for outsiders
National Front has given voice to much of working class once represented by the left
Wrangling over one word on financial regulation tells bigger story of reform drive
An eloquent and purposeful guide through the thickets of existential philosophy is unafraid to explore the lives as well as the ideas of its subjects
Many boss-nappings are more benign, with workers displaying a healthy French regard for the finer things
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L’infer, c’est les non-fumeurs
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The ‘father’ of the retailer explains why he is a visionary pragmatist
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The Shrink & The Sage offer advice on another modern dilemma
We tend to avoid that awkward pause or gap and fill it with something, but the idea that anything is better is dubious
Louis Schweitzer reflects on his career mixing politics and business
A new exhibition at the Fondation Maeght in France reveals the full grandeur of the artist's sculptures
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