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Meryl's Abba romp is well worth watching

I HAVEN'T seen the Sex And The City movie. When it came along I thought: "Is this what we feminists fought for?" Women obsessing about shoes and a man to rescue them. Nothing's changed!

I felt the same about Mamma Mia until I saw it on stage. It was more like an Abba gig and I'll go to see Meryl Streep give her all in the film - a great romp that doesn't take itself too seriously.

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Chuck it

PRINCE Charles picks up the phone to some royal in the Middle East to block plans for a building in Chelsea. We are treated like feudal peasants while planning laws are swept aside because Chuck doesn't like it. Read