Bonus
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‘Sorry it’s not more, but we didn’t lose as much money this year.’
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Thursday
Sign
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Mary Berry
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‘It sank a bit in the middle.’
Bored
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‘I’m bored; my parents let me do everything . . . ’
Affair
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‘Just tell me the truth, Veronica! Are you having an affair?’
Seat
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Northern
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‘I’m worried this influx of Romanians will destroy our traditional Pakistani-Polish heritage.’
Mali
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‘Let’s maintain a non-combative supportive presence.’
Sellafield
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‘Red sky in morning — Sellafield warning.’
Letters | 7 February 2013
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Respect the RSPCA Sir: You ask whether the RSPCA has ‘gone feral’ (‘The RSPCA’s secret war’, 2 February)? The answer is ‘no’. Since its founding, the society has promoted kindness to and respect for animals. We have done so through education, good science and campaigns to change the law to protect animals from cruelty. But
Portrait of the week | 7 February 2013
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Home The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill was given its second reading in the Commons by 400 votes to 175. Of Conservative MPs, 127 voted for it, and 136 against. David Cameron, who did not attend the debate, called the result ‘an important step forward’. The bill does not apply to Scotland, which has its
The defender of faith
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If the secret of success is to follow failure, then Justin Welby has had the perfect start as Archbishop of Canterbury. He was appointed at a time when the Church of England’s efforts to reach a conclusion on women bishops have collapsed and when its pews were emptying at the fastest rate in recorded history.
Books and Arts – 7 February 2013
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Thursday
Prison
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Angels
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‘You’ve been great contenders, but I’m afraid this week you’ve been voted out.’
Car
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Book
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‘Look, darling – she’s holding something called a book.’
Reality
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‘The difficulty is, there’s not much reality left out there.’
Vicar 2
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‘Shall I be brew bitch?’
Fuel
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‘It’s what the hybrid vehicles run on.’