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The Importance Of Looking Happy

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Richard Grainger

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My name is Eliza Anne Thomson. I am eight and three quarter years old. I have a dog called Amber, a cat named Bono, and a mum that I wish was someone else’s. We are standing in the car park … Continue reading →

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DRIVING TO SPAIN? HOW TO TELL THE COPS FROM THE ROBBERS

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Richard Grainger

CAR-JACKING IN SPAIN IS ON THE UP AND UP. RICHARD GRAINGER TELLS HOW HE NEARLY BECAME A VICTIM AND HOW YOU CAN AVOID LOSING IT ALL ON SPANISH ROADS THIS SUMMER. It’s a glorious late March Sunday evening and I’m … Continue reading →

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SOCIETY — WHAT SOCIETY?

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Richard Grainger

 On the day that Big Ben stopped as Margaret Thatcher was eulogised, demonised and then buried, I wondered what sort of a world it is we now live in. What would the woman who was incorrectly attributed as having said … Continue reading →

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COMPOUND 19

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Richard Grainger

It’s February 2016, rapidly approaching the centenary of the Easter Rising and the upsurge of Irish republicanism that led to partition, and almost a century of bloody civil war. Jonny Farrell, the only Protestant to have joined the IRA, is … Continue reading →

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GONE GIRL — A REVIEW

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Richard Grainger

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Gone Girl — what to make of that then? Crikey! Gillian Flynn’s much-acclaimed new novel is one of those very rare books that I could not put down. Actually… I’ve just told you a lie. Misled you. The unreliable critic. … Continue reading →

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