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How the north of England has suffered most in the downturn
For weeks all the talk has been of Scottish independence. But amid clear signs that the north of England is slipping further behind the rest of Britain as the economic crisis deepens, there are signs of a new assertiveness from Manchester to Newcastle. Is our most beleaguered region about to rise up and demand a better deal? To say Hartlepool is having a hard time would be an understatement ...
The Trials and Triumphs of Les Dawson by Louis Barfe
A new life of Les Dawson celebrates a great British comic talent too often overlooked It's May 1967, in the days when Britain really had talent. Hughie Green is hosting yet another of his Opportunity Knocks . And here, at last, comes fame, banging on the door of a tubby, pudding-faced Manchester comedian. What – first gag – would he pick for his Desert Island Disc? "I toyed with the idea of ...
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