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Nearly Sane

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AA Gill dead
« on: December 10, 2016, 04:16:31 PM »
Didn't always agree with him but boy could write


http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38276456
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Hope

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Re: AA Gill dead
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2016, 05:03:53 PM »
Just seen the news.  Like you, I didn't always agree with him, but respected his ability with words.  A sad loss to journalism.
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Re: AA Gill dead
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2016, 11:51:20 AM »
I liked his phrase on English nostalgia harking back to a time when we......''achieved peak blighty''.
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