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He drank, but only socially. He even goes on off-screen holidays.
DCI Tom Barnaby, Causton CID, from the series Midsommer Murders, along with his wife Joyce and daughter Culley
October 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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A Matt cartoon in which a financial adviser sits across a desk from an old man. The adviser says 'Your pension will be fine as long as you don't do anything rash like retire.'
April 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Fair enough, I was thinking of this Rafael Behr piece, but it's not a quote:
The prime minister was at pains to say how unhappy he was raiding funds that support international development, pleading the absence of easy money and the unprecedented gravity of the hour. The somewhat fanciful consolation on offer is a growth dividend, with military investment doubling as a new industrial strategy, creating jobs and stimulating economic activity.
March 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM