Dear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played

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My weekly reading of the funeral notices in the Dewsbury Reporter and another family requesting mourners to wear the colours of Leeds United. A football club isn't just about football. It's about identity, shared experiences and belonging to a community. #lufc

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There comes a time when a human being, and by “human being” I mean “me”, accepts the time ahead is less than infinite. There’s alot to chew over at such a moment. But first things first: I’m gathering together all the books I’ve loved & intend to read again. Away with lit-snobbery: what was fun?

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We've given the knuckle draggers way too much of the mic and now they've really pissed off the historians

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Plucky effort to fit ineluctable, taxonomy and arse into a single 240-chars post

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