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Words are cheap

18 March 2017

9:00 AM

18 March 2017

9:00 AM

Like many Speccie contributors, I was privileged to know Bill Leak personally, although for only about ten months.But through no merit of my own, I felt as if I’d known him for ten years, such was the nature of the man’s friendship and personality. And so I have lost not only a hero and a fellow commentator, but also a kind friend.

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