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Nothing is covered adequately by the BBC. The BBC has become the biggest disappointment - they're just so terrified. And in a way it's not their fault: the parties have used them as a political football.
Irvine Welsh
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Irvine Welsh
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: September 27
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