A new government, and I had a seat at the side-table of history
After I celebrated the end of Tory chaos in grand style, even my dreams have resolved to be nicer.
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Nicholas Lezard writes the Down and Out column for the New Statesman.
After I celebrated the end of Tory chaos in grand style, even my dreams have resolved to be nicer.
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