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Five years on from Covid we should bury lockdowns, not praise them
Modern Britain is full of anniversaries (many say it is too full). Few anniversaries are as grim as the fifth anniversary of the first Covid lockdown, memorably announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on live TV on March 23rd 2020, … Continue reading
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Jim Scouse: how a mysterious housemaster embodied good diplomacy
The International Centre, Sevenoaks School, in autumn 1990 (above) and autumn 1991 (below). In both photos Jim Scouse (in glasses) is in the front row, just to the right of the Winter family, and yours truly is in the middle … Continue reading
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