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Critical thinking
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53 The allergy epidemic
Is there a cure on the way for life-threatening allergies in children? 58 Darkness visible
Paula Rego has unflinchingly channelled the anger of her times 61 WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A...
A moth Just like us, they taste, hear and remember 62 BOOKS
Arrival of the enigma A new biography leaves WG Sebald’s essential mystery intact 67 Home truths
A housing lawyer’s Dickensian memoir humanises a crisis 70 Saved by the bankers
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Sally Rooney’s remorseless banality 76 BOOKS IN BRIEF 78 RECOMMENDS
Policy & Money
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81 ECONOMICS AND INVESTMENT
Inflated fears—and protections & 83 POLICY REPORT: WORKING LIFE
At home with the new normal &
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85 The Generalist and Enigma
& 87 Gen X marks the spot
A forgotten middle cohort holds the key to the generation wars € ‚€ƒ„… € † ‡ˆ 88 BRIEF ENCOUNTER
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