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A political handbag

“Do we want to be a divided society where some people struggle and others spend £10,000 on a handbag?” Harriet Harman asked last night during the Labour deputy leadership debate. Comment Central and ConservativeHome both have good critiques of her remarks.

I can’t help but wonder if Harman was hoping that we’d all think of Smythson at this point, the upmarket Bond Street shop where Mrs Cameron is the creative director and where a handbag goes for as much as £895. But then again, maybe I’m being too cynical and unfair on Ms Harman.

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