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Mary Wakefield

Who dares face down the teenage gangsters?

14 April 2017

11:00 PM

14 April 2017

11:00 PM

The baby, unbothered by diesel fumes, enjoys an outing down the main road through London N1. Each passing bus is marked by a fat and pointing finger: ‘There!’ On the way to our local park last Thursday, we had just begun to cross the road, pointing up at the green ‘walk’ man, when a scooter tore straight through a red light and cut across in front of the pram.

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