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Mark Andrews::Martin Shaw's Professional regrets, the planned property tax, and where to house asylum seekers

Mark Andrews::Martin Shaw's Professional regrets, the planned property tax, and where to house asylum seekers

Mark Andrews takes a wry look at the week's news Looks like the Bell Hotel ruling has left the Home Office in a bit of a pickle. Ministers have got...

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Mark Andrews

Mark Andrews: Martin Shaw's Professional regrets, the planned property tax, and where to house asylum seekers

Mark Andrews: Martin Shaw's Professional regrets, the planned property tax, and where to house asylum seekers

Mark Andrews takes a wry look at the week's news Looks like the Bell Hotel ruling has left the Home Office in a bit of a pickle. Ministers have got...

yesterday 1

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Mark Andrews

Peter Rhodes on 'safe' Ukraine, deadly Afghanistan and a sermon about fences

Peter Rhodes on 'safe' Ukraine, deadly Afghanistan and a sermon about fences

Defence Secretary John Healey says if there's a ceasefire in Ukraine, Britain is ready to put UK boots on the ground to help “secure the safe...

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Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes: 'My four decades writing for the Express & Star - the Bible of the Black Country'

Peter Rhodes: 'My four decades writing for the Express & Star - the Bible of the Black Country'

Forty years ago, on Monday, August 19, 1985, I started writing for the Express & Star. Today, I am still writing for the Express & Star (and also...

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Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on Ukraine, scumbags and flashers

Peter Rhodes on Ukraine, scumbags and flashers

Solemn pledge: This column is a Beckham-free zone. Format for the Ukraine negotiations: “President Trump, please be seated here. President Putin,...

16.08.2025 1

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Peter Rhodes

Mark Andrews: Jog on! This is why the police don't have the resources to catch shoplifters

Mark Andrews: Jog on! This is why the police don't have the resources to catch shoplifters

Mark Andrews takes a wry look at the week's news I never thought I would say this, but I'm actually thinking of moving to Surrey. I always imagined...

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Mark Andrews