Books, Netflix, and National Theatre live were three of the pillars supporting my sanity this year. As it draws to a close, we must remember that there was lots of good stuff in 2020 and much of it came from the arts.
Whether it was a new novel from Maggie O Farrell or William Boyd, Gillian Anderson (as powerful in Streetcar as she was in The Crown), or The Queen s Gambit, they brought comfort and joy.
Our erudite quiz setter Alison Walsh has looked back at the strange year that was 2020 and devised a compelling test of artistic knowledge. So take time out from trimming the tree and see how much attention you were paying.
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‘Did I regret resigning? No, I couldn’t survive in that environment’ - John Delaney s predecessor
In part one of our series on the legacy of the old FAI one year on from when the extent of its financial issues were revealed, we chat to ex-General Secretary Brendan Menton. By Paul Fennessy Monday 21 Dec 2020, 12:15 PM Dec 21st 2020, 12:15 PM 37,223 Views 4 Comments
Brendan Menton (file pic).
Image: Tom Honan/INPHO
N.B. The FAI’s financial accounts for 2019 were released after this interview was conducted (more details here).
ANYONE WHO HAS read ‘Champagne Football’ the acclaimed book by Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan on John Delaney’s rise and fall released earlier this year will know that the name Brendan Menton features prominently in its early pages.
ERSOU seized more than £2.25 in money and assets during 2020
- Credit: ERSOU/Bedfordshire Police
Convicted criminals across East Anglia have been forced to pay back more than £2.25million in 2020, it has been revealed.
Following work by specialist financial investigators from the Eastern Region Special Operation Unit (ERSOU), £2,252,145 in money and assets has been confiscated from criminals convicted of offences such as drug dealing and money laundering.
In addition, a further £1.3m in compensation was secured for victims who lost money through crimes such as fraud.
Another £623,000 in cash, typically found by officers when searching suspects or undertaking warrants at locations where criminals are believed to operate, was successfully forfeited through court orders.
ERSOU seized more than £2.25 in money and assets during 2020
- Credit: ERSOU/Bedfordshire Police
Convicted criminals across East Anglia have been forced to pay back more than £2.25million in 2020, it has been revealed.
Following work by specialist financial investigators from the Eastern Region Special Operation Unit (ERSOU), £2,252,145 in money and assets has been confiscated from criminals convicted of offences such as drug dealing and money laundering.
In addition, a further £1.3m in compensation was secured for victims who lost money through crimes such as fraud.
Another £623,000 in cash, typically found by officers when searching suspects or undertaking warrants at locations where criminals are believed to operate, was successfully forfeited through court orders.
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