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TROJAN HORSE A searing indictment of ‘British values’ and Tory policy in modern Britain
Five actors do an excellent job whirling through a litany of
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15–27 Aug 2018 THE LIST FESTIVAL 79 15–27 Aug 2018 THE LIST FESTIVAL 79