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I salute Professor Neil Ferguson

Prof Ferguson has nothing to feel sorry about. He has proved, in the fine British tradition of Horatio Nelson, that sex conquers all. Credit: Roger-Viollet/Shutterstock 
issue 09 May 2020

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Let me begin with a salute to the winner of this year’s Sir Jimmy Goldsmith prize: Professor Neil Ferguson. The prize is awarded every year to a man who casts convention aside and — lockdown or no lockdown — continues to shag his mistress and to hell with the coronavirus.

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