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November 22, 2019

Supporting image for story: Comment: Welcome to the general election housing auction

Comment: Welcome to the general election housing auction

Supporting image for story: Comment: Nation to judge if manifesto is document of hope or disaster

Comment: Nation to judge if manifesto is document of hope or disaster

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on inner-city voting, poetry for the environment and an encounter with a high priest of computers.

Peter Rhodes on inner-city voting, poetry for the environment and an encounter with a high priest of computers.

November 21, 2019

Supporting image for story: Foolish to underestimate Farage – the master of opportunism

Foolish to underestimate Farage – the master of opportunism

Supporting image for story: Star Witness celebrates our beautiful region - in pictures

Star Witness celebrates our beautiful region - in pictures

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Requirements that need to be met if MPs want my vote

LETTER: Requirements that need to be met if MPs want my vote

Supporting image for story: Express & Star comment: City in limbo as Beatties deal collapses

Express & Star comment: City in limbo as Beatties deal collapses

Supporting image for story: Comment: Underestimate the master of opportunism at your peril

Comment: Underestimate the master of opportunism at your peril

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on wise owls, curious computers and a muddy re-run of The Italian Job

Peter Rhodes on wise owls, curious computers and a muddy re-run of The Italian Job

Supporting image for story: Lottery has raised £2.6 billion for good causes

Lottery has raised £2.6 billion for good causes

November 20, 2019

Supporting image for story: Express & Star comment: Tata Steel jobs woes reflect economic uncertainty

Express & Star comment: Tata Steel jobs woes reflect economic uncertainty

Supporting image for story: COMMENT: Is this our dullest ever race to Number 10?

COMMENT: Is this our dullest ever race to Number 10?

Supporting image for story: COMMENT: Aimless jousting during Johnson v Corbyn Leaders' Debate

COMMENT: Aimless jousting during Johnson v Corbyn Leaders' Debate

Supporting image for story: How does winning the National Lottery change your life?

How does winning the National Lottery change your life?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on hyphens, PayPal and Prince Andrew's line that simply refuses to be drawn

Peter Rhodes on hyphens, PayPal and Prince Andrew's line that simply refuses to be drawn

November 19, 2019

Supporting image for story: Express & Star comment: Feed a Family campaign goes from strength to strength

Express & Star comment: Feed a Family campaign goes from strength to strength

Supporting image for story: Nigel Hastilow: I can’t wait to get this election over and done with

Nigel Hastilow: I can’t wait to get this election over and done with

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on superfast broadband, robbers in the cyber-forest and why some politicians don't need to relate to us peasants

Peter Rhodes on superfast broadband, robbers in the cyber-forest and why some politicians don't need to relate to us peasants

November 18, 2019

Supporting image for story: Where there's a Mill there's a way, say metal legend KK Downing

Where there's a Mill there's a way, say metal legend KK Downing

Supporting image for story: National Lottery 25 years on

National Lottery 25 years on

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on gender-bending at 30,000ft, TV tributes and a shortage of big hearts in high places

Peter Rhodes on gender-bending at 30,000ft, TV tributes and a shortage of big hearts in high places

November 16, 2019

Supporting image for story: Acorns boss: A huge thank you for all your support

Acorns boss: A huge thank you for all your support

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday – can't drivers show more respect for Remembrance?

Mark Andrews on Saturday – can't drivers show more respect for Remembrance?

November 15, 2019

Supporting image for story: Express & Star comment: Time for a serious flooding strategy

Express & Star comment: Time for a serious flooding strategy

Supporting image for story: COMMENT: Election dominated by names absent from ballot paper

COMMENT: Election dominated by names absent from ballot paper

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on incontinent watchdogs, a very short Grace and the hidden cost of sport

Peter Rhodes on incontinent watchdogs, a very short Grace and the hidden cost of sport

Supporting image for story: Electric revolution and the struggle for power

Electric revolution and the struggle for power

November 14, 2019

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Stop letting off fireworks, it's not even Bonfire Night

LETTER: Stop letting off fireworks, it's not even Bonfire Night

Supporting image for story: Express & Star comment: Electorate weary over further uncertainty

Express & Star comment: Electorate weary over further uncertainty

Supporting image for story: COMMENT: How tactical voting further muddying already murky political waters

COMMENT: How tactical voting further muddying already murky political waters

Supporting image for story: 'I was scared everyday': Italian campaign veteran Fred Mason recalls horror of war in documentary

'I was scared everyday': Italian campaign veteran Fred Mason recalls horror of war in documentary

Supporting image for story: Comment: A race to power unlike anything before

Comment: A race to power unlike anything before

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on truthful reporting, the joy of theatre screening and the horror of being well and truly Faraged

Peter Rhodes on truthful reporting, the joy of theatre screening and the horror of being well and truly Faraged

November 13, 2019

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a Jag in a ford, the Scottish question and the "wave of hysteria" that never was

Peter Rhodes on a Jag in a ford, the Scottish question and the "wave of hysteria" that never was

November 12, 2019

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Santa's voting intentions, flooding folly and some new words for an old song

Peter Rhodes on Santa's voting intentions, flooding folly and some new words for an old song

November 11, 2019

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Charna's hunger for success

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Charna's hunger for success

Supporting image for story: Boris Johnson in promise to armed forces ahead of Black Country visit

Boris Johnson in promise to armed forces ahead of Black Country visit

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on MPs who quit, travel agents who prosper and activists who target guide dogs

Peter Rhodes on MPs who quit, travel agents who prosper and activists who target guide dogs

November 8, 2019

Supporting image for story: Express & Star comment: Steer clear of election predictions

Express & Star comment: Steer clear of election predictions

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a smiling singleton, being handcuffed to the internet and a politician's act of self-destruction

Peter Rhodes on a smiling singleton, being handcuffed to the internet and a politician's act of self-destruction

Supporting image for story: The also-rans who may determine future of UK

The also-rans who may determine future of UK

November 7, 2019

Supporting image for story: Express & Star comment: Ian Austin is sticking to his principles

Express & Star comment: Ian Austin is sticking to his principles

Supporting image for story: Jeremy Corbyn: The turbulent tenure of the unexpected leader

Jeremy Corbyn: The turbulent tenure of the unexpected leader

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on gender insanity, problematic puppets - and who would Santa vote for?

Peter Rhodes on gender insanity, problematic puppets - and who would Santa vote for?

November 6, 2019

Supporting image for story: Express & Star comment: Labour needs strong West Midlands support for Jeremy Corbyn to reach Number 10

Express & Star comment: Labour needs strong West Midlands support for Jeremy Corbyn to reach Number 10

Supporting image for story: Believe in yourself and never give up, writes Sam Billingham

Believe in yourself and never give up, writes Sam Billingham

Supporting image for story: COMMENT: The colourful, chaotic world of Boris Johnson

COMMENT: The colourful, chaotic world of Boris Johnson

November 5, 2019

Supporting image for story: Express & Star comment: Does Nigel Farage's general election plan equal Brexit?

Express & Star comment: Does Nigel Farage's general election plan equal Brexit?

November 1, 2019

Supporting image for story: Express & Star comment: Confusion reigns over Brexit battlelines

Express & Star comment: Confusion reigns over Brexit battlelines

Supporting image for story: Why veganism has become big business

Why veganism has become big business

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