Tasting menu: The cover story

The Economist: Tasting menu by The Economist

Dec 24, 201816:36News & Politics

The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, and deputy editor, Edward Carr, discuss the cover stories of 2018. From Donald Trump swinging on a wrecking ball, to likening Brexit to toilet roll (softer is better...

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