23 h. ago Feteasca alba: the £9.25 sparkling wine from Moldova everyone should be drinking this summer

This light, dry sparkling wine is better than almost all of its rivals, says Josh Barrie

Economics

27 h. ago Josh Barrie at the Engineer: Branded pubs just feel different to independent ones

This Primrose Hill recently underwent a refurbishment and looks swish as anything now. But is it a vibe? wonders Josh Barrie

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40 h. ago Things to do in London this weekend, from Pulp's new album to Ballerinas

Josh Barrie picks the very best of what to do in the capital this weekend

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49 h. ago 'I woke up one day feeling strange, then I didn't leave the house for six years'

Rachel Williamson, from Kildare, Ireland was diagnosed with agoraphobia - a fear of public spaces - in September 2024 and would feel physically sick even if she went out in her garden

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3 d. ago 10 of the best Italian restaurants in London, from Ida to Bocca di Lupo

Italian food has been a hit in London since the Victorian era. Josh Barrie names his favourites

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7 d. ago On the Sauce at Blinds, Hackney: Skin contact heaven for naturalists

Josh Barrie finds a bar with good wine and expects the memes to follow

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8 d. ago Things to do in London this weekend, including a hot new Camberwell restaurant

Josh Barrie picks the very best of what to do in the capital this weekend

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on billionaire Britain: tax wealth fairly or face democratic unravelling | Editorial

Without bold reform which makes the rich pull their weight, rising inequality risks eroding public trust and fracturing social stabilityBritain for the last decade has experienced a bleak paradox: rising child poverty alongside a dramatic increase in billionaire wealth. This inequality has been tolerated partly because greed has been rehabilitated as virtue. The Billionaire Britain report, published this week by the Equality Trust, reveals what many instinctively feel but few in parliament will admit: the UK economy has become a machine for the upward redistribution of wealth.Using Sunday Times Rich List data, the report found that the 50 wealthiest UK families now own more than the poorest half of the population combined. Their opulence is no accident. It’s largely built on the labour and consumption of those 34 million other Britons. The gains of society are being hoarded by those least in need. There’s a lexicon that sells it all as “entrepreneurial spirit” and bus...

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2 w. ago Josh Barrie at The Park: Life if it were lived on a film set

Josh Barrie at The Park: Life if it were lived on a film set  London Evening Standard

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2 w. ago Josh Barrie reviews the bar at The Park: Life, if it were lived on a film set

Jeremy King’s new bar is a beacon of sorts, says Josh Barrie

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2 w. ago Things to do in London this bank holiday weekend, including a hot new Camberwell restaurant

Josh Barrie picks the very best of what to do in the capital this weekend

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3 w. ago Josh Barrie On the Sauce at Parasol: Brolly good drinks, come rain or shine

The bartenders here just get it, says Josh Barrie

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3 w. ago Things to do in London this weekend, including the city's hottest pizza opening

Josh Barrie picks the very best of what to do in the capital this weekend

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4 w. ago Josh Barrie On the Sauce at Oeno Maris: a fishmonger that is also a wine bar

Josh Barrie enjoys monkfish wraps and Slovakian pinot noir on a gentle spring afternoon

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