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Costly Grace: A Toolkit for Telling a Real Apology From a Press Release

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A different kitchen

Imran has lived with the mould in his bedroom wall for two winters. He has sent photographs, and he has kept a folder of reply emails that begin with the word “unfortunately.”

Today a card arrives from the housing association. Inside is a printed apology, a signature that looks scanned, and a voucher for a high street shop. The note says they value him as a resident.

He props the card on the windowsill, where the damp patch is just visible beside it. He feels he should be pleased…

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