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28 June 2023

Subscriber of the Week: Ted McDonald-Toone

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I’m a senior project manager at Tate Modern.

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South London.

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Always in the UK and used to in Australia.

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Since spring 2020.

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After Brexit and Corbynism, a belief in the value of proper journalism that leans progressive but isn’t hyper-partisan.

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No.

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Commons Confidential.

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Politics from outside the Northern Hemisphere.

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David Gauke, Rachel Cooke, Ryan Gilbey.

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Anas Sarwar.

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Scott Morrison.

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Jeremy Cliffe on Prussia.

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