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Shhhhhhhh! They are getting rid of our kids’ school libraries
A cost-cutting pilot scheme in the Scottish Borders in which pupil volunteers are replacing qualified school librarians has been branded “folly” and a false economy.
Scottish...
Just a game of Chequers. . .
A former Liberal Democrat town councillor and still an active party campaigner, PETER WATTS is perturbed at what he sees as confusion and obfuscation apparent in...
The North
Shhhhhhhh! They are getting rid of our kids’ school libraries
A cost-cutting pilot scheme in the Scottish Borders in which pupil volunteers are replacing qualified school librarians has been branded “folly” and a false economy.
Scottish...
Pounding heart, headaches, depression? My doctor has diagnosed it as Trumpit!
PETER MORTIMER is unwell. He is confused. Can his doctor supply the healing balm or is your poor columnist beyond help?
I VISITED MY DOCTOR Nothing...
What goes around comes around
What goes around comes around: I first heard that saying in the Midlands. The French would say plus ça change. If you’ve ever tried...
How the makers of ‘Monopoly’ smuggled real ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ cards to...
AN ASTONISHING STORY of how the game of Monopoly secretly supplied ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ cards to Allied prisoners of war proves, despite...
Uproar in a village when a ‘no gluten’ customer complained
“AFTER A HARD DAY’S WORK I sat down, looked at Facebook and then read this review. . . it makes me wonder ‘Is it...
