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Ah yeah, remember the good old days when the only way into the 24-hour butcher's was via a trapdoor in the miniature phone box?

JIm Ratcliffe is a scumbag. More than that he's a hypocrite. And dangerous. Words.

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Thanks for writing that, Ed. Critical, humane, generous. Everything that wanker isn't.

PM asks Sir Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying UK 'colonised by immigrants' Sir Keir Starmer says comments by the businessman and Manchester United co-owner are

Obviously zero reflection in any of this on how operating the largest empire in human history may have turned us into a multicultural nation. We are here because you were there. #Empireland

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Perfect timing. I'm scheduled to move my students onto Highland economy before the '45 on Monday. I'll get them onto this as a starter task!

One day everyone will accept Netanyahu to be pure evil. It will be a mainstream consensus. At that point he will be used as a convenient sponge for all the crimes against humanity that have been perpetrated in his time. As if it all started and ended with him. Always remember - it was never just him

Usually last week of May.

I take students to Neuve Chapelle each year. I'll think of Charles when I am there again in Spring.

Very curious about the German headstones.

Jim looks younger than Alfred in his uniform. To think someone his age could spend such a proportion of their young life in the trenches. Beggars belief.

I looked him up on CWGC. From Dee St. Funny how things run full circle.

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A Rising Man is 99p on Kindle. Read it before the new one comes out!

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Not just that he read it, but he's applying it. Well done you!

I love the sound of the clunk as it hits the back of the net.

When my wife was expecting twins I was chatting to the barman once and he idly asked me if I had kids. I said "No, but I've got two on the way". He said "With the same woman?" The implication was the biggest compliment I have ever been paid.

I'm so sorry I missed it but delighted to see this in print. I can't wait to get my hands on a copy. Congratulations Jérémy!

Truly Quixotic.

106.365 - A Night Errant Steve and I are giving a paper together in a week or two, so we had to get together to talk things over. Things rapidly escalated. First it was a cycle in the forest. Then it was a pint at Eden Mill. ...

I was looking for something and stumbled upon this. Happy days. www.flickr.com/photos/hermi...

What a beauty. I'll keep my eyes on the auction... Thanks Steve!

It's upsetting. Wish him all the best, obviously, but such a shame it's come to this. He should be breaking records at United.

All we need is a mash-up of his celebration and Knowing Me Knowing You With Alan Partridge.

Where's the outlet? I like Mazraoui a lot but he's better as RCB and then bring Amad to wingback. Dalot's limited on the left. I fear this set-up with these personnel is just inviting pressure. I wish we could incorporate Garnacho somehow. I'm worried.

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I'd love to. Wish I could. January's already over-subscribed but we should definitely plot something for later in the year.
You're still getting out for the night runs?

Lovely to find you here too. We're overdue a jog.

I'll have to get that book. When the kids and I watched the Wonka movie I did think more than once he was bit like Bobby in those days.

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