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Real life

5 January 2017

3:00 PM

5 January 2017

3:00 PM

The most annoying thing about starting a new year is how long it takes for everyone to crank themselves back into action.

I knew I wasn’t getting the real picture when I rang the taxman to say I would like to pay in instalments, and the chap on the other end of the line yawned and said: ‘Well, if you want to.

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