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‘At least Prince Andrew wasn’t in any of the photos.’
‘I could do without this
Extinction Rebellion protest.’
‘I get all my ideas in the bath.’
‘You always get one asteroid denier.’
‘I’m not sure about this new weather forecaster.’
‘I won’t take no for an answer.’
Competitive schoolgate mums
‘We must blame Europe for
initiating the blame game.’
‘I bet we leave first.’