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White lies and exaggeration are commonplace; downright untruths are not
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For extraordinary services to getting up everyone’s nostrils
Removal of title from ex-RBS boss is tough but deserved
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John Sutherland’s idiosyncratic and erudite compendium of fiction writers’ biographies
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Bestselling author says he wants to pass a law that would allow you to turn left at a traffic light if it is safe to do so
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