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Let’s put no-nonsense Prince Philip in charge of Brexit – Clive Smith

I wrote in my column last week about the Bird Box challenge, where people are driving around blindfolded and crashing. It comes from the Sandra Bullock film of the same name. Of all the people doing it Prince Phillip was one of the last I’d have thought of…

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Dogs want meat, not bowls of salad leaves and radishes – Clive Smith

Given the choice between a salad and a bit of meat a dog isn’t going to be eating lettuce leaves and radishes any time soon. So why have I been reading lately about the rise in the number of people feeding their dogs on vegan diets?

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Economic migrants should be returned to France, says Clive

Economic migrants should be towed back to France – Clive Smith

At the time of writing 94 people have so far been caught crossing the English Channel from France. And the flow of people will only get larger unless something is done to stop it.

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Next year, might she play God Save The Queen on that piano? One hopes so.

The Queen should hit back and wear a unicorn onesie next year – Clive Smith

Well that’s Christmas done for another year and I don’t remember asking Father Christmas for a double chin, but there we go.

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Has this case made a mockery of the law?

The only right this man should have is the right to hang – Clive Smith

This country has been plagued by child abuse and exploitation scandals in recent years with Rotherham council overseeing the biggest ever seen.

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Life IS unfair so it’s a lesson best learnt young – Clive Smith

A school in Liverpool has banned its pupils from wearing expensive brands such as Pyrenex and Canada Goose into school in the hope it will prevent ‘poverty shaming’.

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Clive wants to know why more cash is being used in the McCann case.

Madeleine McCann hunt continues but at what price? – Clive Smith

What great news! The government is throwing more money at the Madeleine McCann case. I’m totally convinced that after all these years, all the hours and all the money invested so far – £11.6m and counting – that this latest £150K will finally make the difference and bring Maddie home.

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The aftermath of the Thousand Oaks shootings.

Gun control in the US will not stop mass shootings – Clive Smith

There’s hardly a day gone past this year when America hasn’t experienced a mass shooting. The Thousand Oaks shooting in California was number 307 this year.

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If you cheered when Mrs T died, spare me your outrage – Clive Smith

The media has been awash with the story of the six people who set fire to a cardboard model of Grenfell Tower in their back garden. Thank God the police acted so quickly in dealing with this. For a while I thought they were going to waste their time investigating the endless stream on stabbings in the capital.

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Debenhams’ demise: why go when you can shop at home? Clive Smith

With news that Debenhams is planning to close 50 of its stores there were more headlines being bandied around about the ‘death of the high street’ and ‘grim news for the retail industry’.

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It's fireworks season, just live with it, says Clive

Banning fireworks would just create a black market – Clive Smith

It’s that time of year when fireworks are being set off at all hours, the loud bangs have got guinea pigs cowering under their straw beds and predictably there are calls, yet again, for fireworks to be banned.

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What's wrong with dads hugging their sons or daughters?

What’s wrong with a dad wanting to hug his kids? – Clive Smith

Former glamour model Danielle Lloyd has faced criticism after claiming it is ‘creepy’ for fathers to hug their older children in public. The 34-year-old mum-of-four said ‘it does feel awkward sometimes, especially for children who are going through puberty’.

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