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Putting a price on Winston Churchill’s head

Also in our Barometer column: academy performance, big employers, and casualties of Chernobyl

30 April 2016

9:00 AM

30 April 2016

9:00 AM

Getting a head

Barack Obama dismissed Boris Johnson’s accusations that he shown disdain for Sir Winston Churchill by removing a bust from the Oval Office. What’s the going rate on eBay for such a bust?

One-sixth scale resin bust of Winston Churchill (removable head) £12.50
Sir Winston Churchill bronze/brass bust £44
English-made marble bust of Sir Winston Churchill £70
Signed classic Winston Churchill bust by Oscar Nemon £80
Tallent Winston Churchill Terracotta Bust Cigar Lighter (used) £165

The academy difference

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan partially retreated on plans to turn all schools into academies, free from council control.

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