Well, I've just done the unthinkable.
Agent called me last Tuesday and offered me a "working interview" at a less than average day rate with a company not too far from where I live.
Honestly, it had red flags all over it - maternity leave cover, 2nd line support etc...
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I've just finished Waterloo by Bernard Cornwell.
A fascinating account of 3 bloody days in 1815.
I really want to go and visit the site now as I feel so aqcquainted with Hougement, La Haie Sainte and the hillslopes atop which Wellington stationed his men.
Some...
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Here's a nice little tip for you that works for me with the Torygraph - on desktop and tablet, at least.
Access the article and then whilst it's still rendering, hit the stop/cancel icon on the horizontal menu of your browser.
You'll get all the readable content minus, maybe,...
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