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Vincent 3:03 pm, Mar 20th 2013

3 ways to stop confusing civilians about pensions

If people don’t know what it is you’re selling, how can they decide if they want to buy one?

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Vincent 8:19 pm, Jan 11th 2012

In another life

I’m finding that Dickens is much less Dickensian than I’d expected. He, like Shakespeare, refuses to be his own parody.

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Vincent 12:18 pm, Dec 5th 2011

Don’t ever wish me a ‘Happy Xmas’

I’m a complete sucker for the whole festive thing. And that’s why I hate a ‘Happy Xmas’.

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Vincent 4:59 pm, May 19th 2011

The language of conquest and control

We can’t expect our elected representatives to understand the relationship we have with them – or more importantly the relationship we should have with them – if we allow them and the media to use this kind of language.

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Vincent 3:04 pm, Apr 13th 2011

How to apologise and make things worse at the same time

Refuse to get yourself all dirty by using a human word like ‘sorry’. This is a bad word.

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