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Giles Coren Has No Idea

Each week Giles Coren finds himself with no idea what to write about in his weekly column. Having read all the papers and found nothing of interest whatsoever, he takes a break and does the school run... Read more

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Going to the dump day

Going to the dump day

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G’day cobbers! Giles and Esther take a considered look at the ECB equality report; they then take a far less serious loo... Read more

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