What the obsession with washing-up bowls says about the UK
Not rinsing is depraved, but the washing-up bowl is a symptom not of Brits' poor hygiene but our failing housing market.
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Sebastian Shehadi
Sebastian Shehadi is political editor at Investment Monitor and contributing writer for the New Statesman.
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