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From Scotland, with love

One of the great pleasures of being on the speaking circuit as a runner is that you are never short of an opportunity to be put in your place. Last weekend I took the train to Dumfries and was given … Continue reading

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Field notes from the first week on the new job

One of the last lessons I learnt at university in Birmingham was that vertigo was not a fear of heights but a fear of throwing oneself off buildings. The feeling of weakness in the knees, a slightly tightening in the … Continue reading

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