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Heigh-ho, heigh-ho…

You don’t want to end up like those sour-faced children of the idle rich who invariably go to the bad, says Julie Burchill, reviewing All Day Long, by Joanna Biggs

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  • All Day Long: A Portrait of Britain at Work

    Joanna Biggs

    Serpent’s Tail, pp. 320

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