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Brexit promised to protect our creative industries, then left them out of the trade deal entirely. Tours cancelled. Exports lost. A generation of talent gone. Paul Strasburger sets the record straight.
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en Quim Carandell de la Ludwig Band, un home que sap conquistar cors així com trencar-los ❤️🩹 #joeldiaz #estiktokat #catala #catalunya #APM
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