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'Sunak's wonderful deal for Northern Ireland shows how little I understand'
Sunday Mirror columnist Mark Steel says he thought that when the UK was in the European Union, ALL of the UK was in the UK and had access to the single market in Europe - but he must have been wrong
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'Brits may be freezing but let's be happy as Centrica announced £3.3bn profits'
Mark Steel jokes that anyone who knows how economics works understands that the most important rule for a healthy financial system is to give Centrica all the money in the country
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'Tories are trashing the place as they know they only have a year or two left'
Mark Steel says Tories show incompetence across all departments - even a Tory Lord this week wrote an article suggesting students should have to take a ‘tolerance test’ before they graduate
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'Mega-rich Tory Nadhim Zahawi just has lofty tax ideals - don't ask questions'
Mark Steel says the PM's approach to Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs is a new liberal approach to the law – that it’s alright to try and swipe millions of pounds as long as you hand it back if you’re caught
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'After banning strikes, Government could ban workers from being angry'
This Government has many other plans to improve efficiency. Soon, nurses will have to bring in their own beds and patients having transplants will be asked to perform the operation ­themselves, writes Mark Steel
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'At least Harry is finally providing value for money after all these years'
Mirror columnist Mark Steel notes how the joy of the royal wedding quickly changed - and Harry and Meghan have retaliated to negative coverage with their Netflix series and his book