The end is nigh
So, with a bit of luck, and if enough people behave themselves, we could finally be seeing the light at
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They’re celebrities, get them out of here!
I try not to get into discussions about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. They have decided they want nothing
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The danger of cancel culture
The right to free speech is coming under serious threat from a wave of puritanical fervour in the wake of
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Does Jackie Weaver have the authority? Parish the thought!
Like many other people I thoroughly enjoyed watching the meeting of the Handforth Parish Council Planning & Environment Committee which
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I solemnly swear that I will continue swearing
I like to think I’ve got a pretty decent vocabulary, but let’s face it, sometimes nothing else will suffice but
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Farewell from a distance
On Wednesday my kids and I had to say farewell to my 93-year old mother-in-law from computer screens in our
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It’s live, but not as we know it
It was December 1973 when I played my first gig with a band in front of an audience. I was
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Should auld acquaintance be forgot…
I wasn’t going to write a column this week, but then we struck a free trade deal with the EU
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And the bells were ringing out on Christmas Day
SO for many of us Christmas has been cancelled. I hate the festive build up – Christmas specials on TV
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Playing those mind games
The way politicians attempt to manipulate public opinion through nefarious methods was brought into sharp focus this week as the
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