No one can tell us what not to laugh at
Ricky Gervais will always be associated with The Office, but it’s his three series of After Life that stand as
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It happened today – this day in history – April 5
456: Saint Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop. 1424: James I of Scotland returns home after 18 years
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Whatever happened to the middle ground?
So here we go again. Any other week, Jeremy Corbyn’s suspension from the party he led until recently or the
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Quotes of the week
“One thing I think the coronavirus crisis has already proved is that there really is such a thing as society.”
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A lesson in cause and effect
In October 2012, 15-year old Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai was shot, along with two other girls by a Taliban gunman
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Talking ’bout my generation
In 1965, Pete Townshend wrote the line “Hope I die before I get old.” It’s a line that has followed
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Get your priorities right you big girls’ blouses
What sort of world are we living in where the words “big girl’s blouse” and “girly swot” are: a) politically
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Going rogue
An email arrived late on Wednesday evening. I won’t say who it was from as I think it may have
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Quotes of the week
“Do you know who this is, does everybody know? He’s going to be a fantastic Prime Minister, I can tell
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Quotes of the week
“There may well be bumps in the road but we will be ready to come out on October 31 deal
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