Annoyance
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‘I’m going to have to ask you to leave, Sir. Your constant complaining about mobile phones is disturbing the other customers.’
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Snake
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‘I’m tempted by the apple.’
Yewtree
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‘In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes — and then arrested.’
Tweet 4
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‘So, what’s new since your tweet 20 seconds ago?’
Breakup 2
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Latest coalition disagreement
Letters | 16 May 2013
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The other side of fracking Sir: Peter Lilley’s article on fracking (‘The only way is shale’, 11 May) is right to outline the role that shale can play in addressing Britain’s energy crisis, creating jobs, and generating tax revenues. But he is guilty of several errors and omissions. First, he ignores the concerns of local
Barometer | 16 May 2013
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The first filibuster A bill for an in-out referendum on the EU seems doomed to be killed off by a ‘filibuster’ — a campaign by opponents to keep on talking until it runs out of time. — The filibuster is often assumed to be an invention of Westminster, yet its first recorded use was in
Portrait of the week | 16 May 2013
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Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, flew to Sochi, on the Black Sea, to talk with President Vladimir Putin, principally about Syria. He then flew to Washington, to support the American tour by Prince Harry and hold talks with President Barack Obama. They said that Britain and America wanted to strengthen the moderate opposition in
Why can’t Ed Miliband accept that Labour voters want welfare reform?
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David Cameron, it has been argued this week, has become detached from the views of Conservative voters on Europe. Amid the noise on the EU referendum, however, comes more evidence that it is Ed Miliband who has the greater problem of detachment from the views of his party’s supporters. While the Labour leader continues to
Books and Arts – 16 May 2013
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Thursday
Benefits
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‘Well, Sir Godfrey, the benefit cuts are beginning to sort the men from the boys.’
Phone 2
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‘Your phone has a voice recognition function — how come you don’t?’
Clowns
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‘I can’t stand people who don’t suffer fools gladly.’
Ukip 2
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‘Bloody Ukip, coming over here, taking our votes…’
666
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‘Try calling 666.’
Holidays
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‘There’s another one of us looking at brochures of holidays we can no longer afford.’
Baby 3
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‘Your baby’s actually quite ugly. Airbrushing’s an extra 20 quid.’
Escape
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‘Why walk around the garden shaking dirt from your trousers? I swear he is up to something in that shed.’
Flytip
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‘You know it’s a top neighbourhood by the quality of the fly-tipping.’
Drones 4
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‘I think I can hear drones.’