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7 June 2023

Subscriber of the Week: Peter Kobryn

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I’m a senior procurement business partner.

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Nottingham.

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For a few years now; a reader for decades.

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It was long overdue on my part.

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My wife, Jude, has the bug also.

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Nigel Farage.

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“The death of Boris the Clown” by Edward Docx.

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This article appears in the 07 Jun 2023 issue of the New Statesman, The Reeves Doctrine