But although these creditors may view rental cuts with the relish most of us show for a plate of sick, they may have no alternative but to accept an income cut - given that UK public expenditure is under long-term downward pressure.

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Bayless has devoted himself to coming up with new ideas, training staff at the restaurants, writing cookbooks and, beginning in 2000, starring in a public television show, Mexico--One Plate at a Time.

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The renowned oxidised copper plate dome was created by Madame Tussauds, originally to house its London Planetarium show.

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But what has enraged prohibitionists more are posters inside bars and hotels which show the actor, wearing a cap and dinner suit, sitting at a table with a plate full of banana chips and a bottle of the branded whisky.

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