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Could Derbyshire survive on its own?

20 May 2023

9:00 AM

20 May 2023

9:00 AM

Since at least the beginning of this century there has been a mood abroad – cultural as well as political – to trash the place that contributes most to British culture and the British economy. Without London and its population, we in the rest of the United Kingdom would be unable to continue living in the manner to which we have become accustomed and which we seem to consider our birthright.

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