All A Bit Of A Shambles

Market forces, bull markets, bear markets, online markets, and now the Wuhan wet market: it's all a bit of a shambles really. The original Shambles were just that, wet markets in numerous English market towns where butchers gathered to slaughter and sell their produce. These were narrow streets with a gutter down the middle for [...]

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Op/Ed: Might A Love Of Horse Racing Have Changed History?

You have to hand it to Oliver Cromwell. He has been Ireland's most hated Englishman since 1649. That is a staggering 19,240 weeks at number one. Bryan Adams, with Everything I Do, spent 16 weeks at number one, although it felt considerably longer. Tiger Woods managed 683 weeks and Roger Federer a paltry 302. The [...]

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