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- *John Lewis flash*
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Author Archives: samjordison
*Daylesford news flash*
Just a quick point of information: I posted a link to this site on the chippingnorton.net forum and have had a fantastic response. (Kudos to Chipping Norton for having such an active forum.) In the subsequent comment thread, a poster … Continue reading
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Chipping Norton (Part 3) – guest post. Also, a request
This splendid post was written by Helen Pockett in response to my last piece about Chipping Norton: As the person who nominated Chipping Norton as a candidate for most middle class place in Britain, I can’t help but feel responsible … Continue reading
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Chipping Norton (Part Two)
If you arrive as a stranger in most British towns, you have no real way of getting to know them. You can get some feel for their character from the architecture and the shops, but nothing for the characters that … Continue reading
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Easter Eggs
These must be organic dark chocolate containing at least 97% cocoa solids. They are for you. Easter eggs are not to be fed to children under any circumstances. Children’s eggs are filled with evil sugar, produced by evil brands, and … Continue reading
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Chipping Norton (Part 1)
David Cameron’s parents were very rich. He went to Eton. Then he went to Oxford where he joined an exclusive drinking society dedicated to the un-ironic wearing of tail coats and smashing up expensive dining establishments. Then he became the … Continue reading
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Quick Crouch End update
The ever reliable source of all Crouch End news, Linda Grant has just posted the following message on Twitter: OH FOR FUCK’S SAKE. Our Couch End bookshop is being replaced by an artisan ice creamery Followed by: Only three new … Continue reading
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*John Lewis flash*
Thanks to Linda Grant for this nugget: “As part of John Lewis’ commitment to support the fight against knife crime, you can no longer buy a kitchen knife online. The idea that a John Lewis customer would ever commit any … Continue reading
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Slough
[A long post with no pictures! Can you face it?! I wanted to get this out on Friday, but find my time constrained... I'll jazz it up soon... Maybe...] Just before Christmas a poster called Phil Chamberlain posted a message … Continue reading
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All in the ghetto
Careful readers of this site will already know that it’s compulsory for middle class men under the age of 40 to claim to like hip-hop. Which makes me especially pleased to present the following ill sounds: In the track, the … Continue reading
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We Had It So Good: Linda Grant Q and A
Regular readers of this site will know that I’ve been promising an article about Slough for a long time now and repeatedly failing to produce the goods. It is on the way, I promise (again). But in the meantime, I’ve … Continue reading
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