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    My gangfight on the buses

    Jan 12, 2022 3 minutes
    JEM CLARKE

    Jem Clarke is in his very, very early fifties, is five foot zero inches tall and has never left the family home in Cleethorpes, which he still shares with his parents...

    One of the greatest pleasures of public transport is eavesdropping, even in these masked-up times.

    The unmasked and masked merrily mumble loudly into their mobile phones, sharing their digital dirty laundry. I am often amazed on the early-morning commute at how many people have friends and

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