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I used to enjoy the ghost stories of M.R. James, but I’ve never actually seen a ghost or even believed…
Reading the Mirror’s new newspaper makes me want to throw myself on a bonfire
On Monday I went to the newsagent to buy the newspapers and picked up the first issue of a new…
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On Monday I went to the newsagent to buy the newspapers and picked up the first issue of a new…
Long life
On Monday I went to the newsagent to buy the newspapers and picked up the first issue of a new…
Donald Trump makes me feel very European
There are still four months to go before the vote, but I already feel quite exhausted by the Europe referendum…
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There are still four months to go before the vote, but I already feel quite exhausted by the Europe referendum…
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There are still four months to go before the vote, but I already feel quite exhausted by the Europe referendum…
I rallied to the call of the newly created Independent — and never regretted it
It had been many years since I had seen anything of Andreas Whittam Smith, but he popped up on the…
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It had been many years since I had seen anything of Andreas Whittam Smith, but he popped up on the…
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It had been many years since I had seen anything of Andreas Whittam Smith, but he popped up on the…
Why I won’t be picking up litter for the Queen
I am sure that the Queen disapproves of litter as much as anyone else, but she’s hardly ever exposed to…
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I am sure that the Queen disapproves of litter as much as anyone else, but she’s hardly ever exposed to…
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I am sure that the Queen disapproves of litter as much as anyone else, but she’s hardly ever exposed to…
Why it's better to give money to a beggar than to a charity
No good deed goes unpunished. This is a saying that applies with special poignancy to Olive Cooke, the 92-year-old poppy…
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No good deed goes unpunished. This is a saying that applies with special poignancy to Olive Cooke, the 92-year-old poppy…
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No good deed goes unpunished. This is a saying that applies with special poignancy to Olive Cooke, the 92-year-old poppy…
Mark Twain was right: it is our redeeming petty vices that make life worth living
Here I go again. I have stopped smoking. Until recently I had been smoking about 40 cigarettes a day, but…
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Here I go again. I have stopped smoking. Until recently I had been smoking about 40 cigarettes a day, but…
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Here I go again. I have stopped smoking. Until recently I had been smoking about 40 cigarettes a day, but…
When Mickey Rooney came to Milton Keynes
Before the start of Aladdin in Milton Keynes this week a promotional video showed Brian Blessed in oriental costume bellowing…
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Before the start of Aladdin in Milton Keynes this week a promotional video showed Brian Blessed in oriental costume bellowing…
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Before the start of Aladdin in Milton Keynes this week a promotional video showed Brian Blessed in oriental costume bellowing…
A tale of a Teflon-coated hen pheasant
This is an uplifting story of survival with which to usher in the New Year. At Stoke Park, my home…
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This is an uplifting story of survival with which to usher in the New Year. At Stoke Park, my home…
Long life
This is an uplifting story of survival with which to usher in the New Year. At Stoke Park, my home…