Paul Theroux: ‘The business of identity, cultural appropriation and pronouns harms the imagination’
The travel writer and novelist on ignoring woke politics, smoking opium in Afghanistan and the book that broke his marriage ...
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Werewolf comedian Stewart Lee says new show 'much better' after a week in Oxford
Stewart Lee brought his latest show to the Oxford Playhouse for a run of six shows all week - ending tonight, Saturday ...
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Blair and Brown pay tribute to ‘working class hero’ at funeral of John Prescott
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner read the poem Here by Hull-based poet Philip Larkin, and Sir Keir Starmer read from Psalm ...
Lord John Prescott remembered as 'man of the people' at Hull Minster funeral
Key figures from British politics past and present paid their respects to the 'unique, remarkable, and extraordinary' former ...
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Betting shops replace book clubs as economic pressures, social media dampen reading culture
In Gates Notes, a collection of his current reads, the American billionaire ... lending credence to Philip Larkin’s lamentation that “We may be the last generation to write to each other.” ...
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Tony Blair and Gordon Brown pay tribute to 'working class hero' at John Prescott's funeral
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner read the poem Here by Hull-based poet Philip Larkin, and Sir Keir Starmer read from Psalm 107. Hosted by the Rev Canon Dominic Black, the service included ...
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Blair and Brown pay tribute to ‘working class hero’ at funeral of John Prescott
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner read the poem Here by Hull-based poet Philip Larkin, and Sir Keir Starmer read from Psalm 107. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer attending the funeral service ...
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Tony Blair pays tribute to 'guardian' of Labour Party John Prescott at funeral
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner takes over from Tony Blair to read the poem Here by Hull-based poet Philip Larkin. It describes Hull and the surrounding area The congregation is then asked to ...
UK politics - live: Backlash as thousands of children to be detained under new Labour borders bill
Former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have paid tribute to Lord John Prescott as they attended his funeral at ...