Will Gore
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Managing ed,
@theipaper.com
. Journalism, hills, cricket, crisps. Not necessarily in that order.
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The i Paper
5 days ago
Opinion | The pandemic exposed the shortcomings of a great many people, even if the consequences in most cases were of narrower significance than in Boris Johnsonās š
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The i Paper
about 2 months ago
Opinion | William is the man who must one day be king. He canāt be the fun one, or the naughty one ... Perhaps that is why the princes once seemed to be the perfect double act ā until they werenāt š
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Forget the snatching of a cap off a child, no adult should be waiting in line for an autograph in the first place. Column for
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about 2 months ago
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Kids are away and itās offering a peculiar glimpse into the future⦠Column for
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2 months ago
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Kids are away for the week, so Iām footloose and fancy-free. But the truth is, I donāt really like it! Column for @theipaper (Ā£20 offer for annual subscription ends Monday)
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I'm child-free for a week - it's made me dread an empty nest
Will they cope in the big wide world? Will I cope without them?
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/child-free-dread-empty-nest-3857518
2 months ago
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Finding common ground with Corbyn - on potatoes, not politics⦠Column for
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Finally, I have some common ground with Corbyn
Allotments are hugely valued community assets
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/finally-i-have-some-common-ground-with-corbyn-3847282
3 months ago
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Will Gore
The i Paper
3 months ago
Breaking news: Rushanara Ali has resigned as homelessness minister following The i Paperās revelations that she threw four tenants out of her east London townhouse before relisting the property for Ā£700 a month more in rent Read more:
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Will Gore
The i Paper
3 months ago
English domestic cricket is out of control
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English domestic cricket is out of control
All hail The Hundred, the great ECB train wreck
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Danny Birchall
3 months ago
the scenario we all feared
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Will Gore
The i Paper
3 months ago
Home Office bid to clear asylum backlog led to āserious errorsā in 9 per cent of cases
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Home Office bid to clear asylum backlog led to āserious errorsā in 9 per cent of cases
An AI tool used to help decide asylum cases faster will be rolled out despite accuracy issues, with critics warning ālife or deathā cases could be affected
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The i Paper
3 months ago
"Kamala Harris warned, correctly, that Trump would be a menace to democracy and the rule of law, but today she still is a politician in search of a programme," writes @sarahbaxterstm. Read more:
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Durability is my fashion icon. Column for
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If you're spending more than a fiver on a T-shirt, you're a mug
Science proves what we've always known - expensive clothes don't last longer
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/spending-more-than-fiver-t-shirt-youre-mug-3834120
3 months ago
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Kids are licking their lips at the prospect of the long summer holiday. Working parents are desperately trying to sort out a logistical hellscape. Column for
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As a working parent, even spending £1,000 on childcare this summer wouldn't be enough
Even if I find childcare for my kids, they'll mooch around, missing the camaraderie of the playground
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/working-parent-spending-1000-on-childcare-not-enough-3806923
3 months ago
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The profits to be made from flipping homes are down. Good thing too. Column for
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House flipping is becoming less profitable. Good
House flippers made shelter a commodity - good riddance
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/house-flipping-is-becoming-less-profitable-good-3796473
4 months ago
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Shorts in the office? On your own head (well, legs) be it. But not ā80s-footballer short, nor skater boi long please. Column for
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4 months ago
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Iāve been blithely reassuring my children for months that weāre not heading for World War III. Itās becoming harder to sound confident⦠Column for
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It's becoming harder to convince my kids there won't be a world war
Still, itās surely better to talk these things through than to avoid the news
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/becoming-harder-convince-kids-wont-world-war-3769432
4 months ago
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Just finished my usual breakfast in bed. Give it a try! Column for
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I breakfast in bed every morning ā itās a game changer
My routine creates a moment of calm before the hurly-burly of the day descends
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/i-breakfast-in-bed-every-morning-its-a-game-changer-3754253
4 months ago
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Heatwave coming; sleep disrupted. The answer? Breakfast in bed. Column for
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I breakfast in bed every morning ā itās a game changer
My routine creates a moment of calm before the hurly-burly of the day descends
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/i-breakfast-in-bed-every-morning-its-a-game-changer-3754253
4 months ago
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Wrote an upbeat piece for
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about āboil in the bagā funerals, and the importance of discussing death. Iām keen for a sky burial, if possible.
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'Boil in a bag' funerals will challenge British squeamishness about death
The other options - being buried or being burned - are hardly much better
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/boil-in-bag-funerals-challenge-british-squeamishness-about-death-3740846
5 months ago
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Prince Harryās dancing is an example to dads everywhere. It also offers a route back into the hearts of the nation, via a stint on Strictly... Column for
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https://inews.co.uk/opinion/prince-harrys-dad-dancing-best-thing-win-strictly-3734428
5 months ago
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Why high-maintenance gardens should be avoided, however much you love them. Itās not as easy as Monty Don would have you believe⦠Column for
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Iāve created the worldās highest maintenance garden ā and now I'm trapped
I have levelled grassy ground, re-turfed and re-seeded, and despaired endlessly
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/highest-maintenance-garden-and-now-trapped-3728415
5 months ago
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New housing? YIMBY - but only for homes that are beautiful. Column for
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I'm a YIMBY - but only if the new houses are beautiful
We need more homes that people would want to grow up and grow old in
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/im-a-yimby-only-new-houses-beautiful-3717918
5 months ago
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Govt is considering a new Home Guard. Count me in! But history shows itās not easy to recruit volunteer forces, or to keep them focused on genuine military needs. Column for
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Would I join the new Home Guard? Of course I would, you stupid boy
Having watched every episode of Dadās Army, Iām very ready to do my bit
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/join-new-home-guard-of-course-3706180
5 months ago
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Forget immigration, the solution to our āisland of strangersā issue is to spend more time in the pub - with kids in tow⦠Column for
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https://inews.co.uk/opinion/my-son-10-loves-pubs-not-worried-3691520
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6 months ago
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Take your kids to the pub - for the sake of the pub trade and the children. Column for
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My son is 10 years old and loves the pub ā here's why I'm not worried
If pubs are to survive, they need young people in them
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/my-son-10-loves-pubs-not-worried-3691520
6 months ago
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The govt wants to reduce branded school uniform. Good. But maybe we should ditch it altogether⦠Column for
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A school uniform is pointless in today's casual society
We can prepare children for adulthood by being more chilled out about what they wear
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/a-school-uniform-is-pointless-in-todays-casual-society-3664012
6 months ago
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Very sad to read that Virgina Giuffre has died. This piece from a couple of weeks ago looked at how difficult it is for people who gain sudden notability - esp if there is a backdrop of significant trauma, as in her case. Via
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6 months ago
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Parents are told to stay off their phones to set a good example to their kids. But in a digital world phones are how we organise everything! Column for
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I can't stay off my phone when I'm with my kids - but I've stopped feeling guilty
Being transparent about what we are doing helps our children be equally open with us
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/cant-stay-off-phone-with-my-kids-stopped-feeling-guilty-3653481
6 months ago
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Lisa Fazio
6 months ago
Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale
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Is my pride in my sonās ability to knock back a chicken madras just a cover for my embarrassment? Column for
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My parental pride is off the Scoville scale after my son's spicy showdown
My nine-year-old absolutely smashed a chicken madras - it's a badge of honour
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/parental-pride-off-scoville-scale-sons-spicy-showdown-3644141
6 months ago
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Brits have a weird relationship with curry. Column for
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My parental pride is off the Scoville scale after my son's spicy showdown
My nine-year-old absolutely smashed a chicken madras - it's a badge of honour
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/parental-pride-off-scoville-scale-sons-spicy-showdown-3644141
6 months ago
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Coda to this
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column: I persuaded one of them out, and the pub lunch was excellentā¦
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7 months ago
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The i Paper
7 months ago
I had to persuade him to invest in gummy bears, for fear he'd become a problem gambler, writes
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My nine-year-old son is obsessed with stocks and shares - I've created a monster
I had to persuade him to invest in gummy bears, for fear he'd become a problem gambler
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/my-nine-year-old-son-is-obsessed-with-stocks-and-shares-ive-created-a-monster-3617315
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When normality and fame collide⦠Column for
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on Virginia Guiffreās current challenges
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7 months ago
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The i Paper
7 months ago
Opinion | If fame can be hard to handle for people who have been media trained to within an inch of their life, it can be a hundred times worse for those who have not šļø
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I opened a stocks and shares ISA - now my son thinks heās the Wolf of Wall Street. Column for
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7 months ago
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Unbelievably, at the paint balling party my son went to on Sat, another kid took his googles off momentarily andā¦sure enoughā¦
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7 months ago
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Patrik Oksanen
7 months ago
Disrespectful to Greenlanders not to wear a suit.
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The i Paper
7 months ago
Search unit escapes immediate axe - after
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ās story changes Trumpās mind š“
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Richard Holmes
7 months ago
British security officials have ādeep-rooted fearsā about sharing intelligence with the US. Higher restrictions are now likely to be placed on intelligence material sent to US counterparts which will be distributed on a āneed to knowā basis.
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UK spies fears intelligence leaks after Trump team blunder
Higher restrictions now likely to be placed on intelligence sent to US, sources say, as growing distrust clouds 'special relationship'
https://inews.co.uk/news/uk-spies-intelligence-leaks-trump-blunder-3604544
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Daniel Storey
7 months ago
I went to Sunderland, because I wanted to write a long piece about a club that reacted to long-term decline by creating an exciting new model for their own future. The question: what happens when two identities meet?
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There is a cloud hanging over Sunderland's magnificent season
The Black Cats have got so much right this season, they could get back to the big time. But long-termism is a psychological test for clubs such as these
https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/sunderland-magnificent-season-hanging-cloud-3600540
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Parenting labels (gentle, authoritarian, helicopter etc) are all the rage. But surely most of us are just muddling through⦠Column for
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Gentle parenting is impossible - even I can revert to Trumpian methods
I make threats which everyone knows are mad
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/gentle-parenting-impossible-effective-muddle-through-3603857
7 months ago
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My 9yr old has been invited to a paintball party and obviously all I can think about is this warning from historyā¦
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7 months ago
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I encouraged my kids to have lots of extra-curricular interests. I didnāt realise it would mean my wife and I had to become full-time chauffeurs⦠Column for
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I've become a glorified Uber driver for my kids
But despite the occasional pang of resentment, weād have it no other way
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/ive-become-a-glorified-uber-driver-for-my-kids-3591743
7 months ago
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Alfie Tobutt
7 months ago
THE i PAPER: No new tax hikes next week - but future benefit cuts now likely
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Few things cause such disproportionate sadness as a bad satsuma š
7 months ago
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I encouraged my kids to have lots of extra-curricular interests. I didnāt realise it would mean my wife and I had to become full-time chauffeurs⦠Column for
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I've become a glorified Uber driver for my kids
But despite the occasional pang of resentment, weād have it no other way
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/ive-become-a-glorified-uber-driver-for-my-kids-3591743
7 months ago
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Emma Jacobs
8 months ago
I first thought it was Dominic Cummingās sticking his head through one of those face in the hole boards
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Britain needs welders and bricklayers, so can I nudge my kids to choose a trade over non-vocational degrees?? Column for
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Britain needs welders - time for my nine-year-old son to step up
Your country needs you. And your mum and dad wouldnāt mind a new conservatory
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/britain-needs-welders-time-for-my-nine-year-old-son-to-step-up-3578728
8 months ago
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