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Chris Weston

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A friend, most likely. Talking to interesting people weekly at wb40podcast.com for over 8 years. Midlander. Cricket tragic. Rent-a-quote. Techmonger/know it all

  1. Another weird thing about London is that the taxi drivers who used to lecture me furiously about how immigrants were responsible for all the crime would move seamlessly to reminiscing, dewy-eyed, about the Krays.

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  2. Well this is the worst of all possible worlds, is it not? Because what’s a “high profile” case will frequently be determined by how much noise the far right makes about it, which in turn will depend on them getting their colour charts out

    Police forces will be encouraged to release a suspect's details in a move aimed at combating misinformation.

    Police given new guidance on releasing suspects' nationalities and ethnicities

    Police forces will be encouraged to release a suspect's details in a move aimed at combating misinformation.

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    Discworld QOTD, from Night Watch

    “Once you get troops on the streets, it’s only a matter of time before it goes bad. Some kid throws a stone, next minute there’s houses on fire and people getting killed.”

    Discworld QOTD, from Eric

    “The captain glared at him. The sergeant put on the poker face that has been handed down from NCO to NCO ever since one protoamphibian told another, lower-ranking protoamphibian to muster a squad of newts and Take That Beach.”

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