Peter and the wolves: Mandelson falls but Epstein scandal spreads

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  The Economist.

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  Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

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  I'm Jason Palmer.

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  And I'm Rosie Blau.

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  Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

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  Love it or hate it, and really a lot of people with any opinion at all hate it,

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  Ryanair is a low-cost airline success story.

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  We ask how it's gained such a lead over its competitors

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  even though it never much focused on treating customers well.

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  And the natural world provides many examples of homosexual behavior.

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  But what characteristics connect the different animals or their communities that display it?

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  The answer suggests that it's not about fun or pleasure.

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  It's for survival.

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  But first.

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  The fallout from the latest Jeffrey Epstein file release is continuing, not least in Britain.

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  It's raised further difficult questions for the former Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.

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  But the greatest odium has been heaped on a totem of Britain's Labour Party.

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  As one of the biggest political scandals of recent decades now unfolds.

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  After about three decades of being one of the most influential people in politics,

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  Peter Mandelson's career now finally appears to be completely over.

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