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Only the very brave wear clothes with no pockets when they take their children out. tigermoth

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David Cameron on whether The Thick of It accurately represents the Conservative publicity machine: "I love The Thick of It. V funny... but only true about the other lot (not)."

 

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penguinmum's creamy fish pie: smoky, seasonal fish in a creamy white sauce with grated, rather than mashed, tatties on top - a meal of the highest comfort-food order.

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Report this review From: daisybooh on 28-Jul-08 23:39 Overall rating 10.0
Fascinating read. It's a true story of a midwife's life in the east end of London in 1950 when people were poverty stricken, no hot water and pest infected houses, the midwife going about her rounds on a bicycle, never accosted. The time when childbearing was a women's thing and the father just looked on as he went to work.

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