As the cost-of-living crisis clobbers consumers, 1 April 2022 has been dubbed “Bleak Friday” – not to be confused with Black Friday; financial bargains are a distant memory as households struggle with rising bills across the country.

Stop and Look – The Race Meeting by Sir John Everett Millais (1853)
In The Race Meeting, Sir John Everett Millais presents a poignant story of an undisciplined crowd at the Epsom Derby.