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Philip Larkin

God-Fearing: A Faker's Guide

Philip Larkin | Posted 10.03.2013 | UK Comedy
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Philip Larkin

Oddly, having spoken to my Da at length - it seemed the only things keeping her going were her family and her faith. My Gran is the most Catholic Catholic I've ever met. Me on the other hand - I'm not. I don't believe in God and I abhor the Catholic Church.

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Lib Dem Party Conference - "Why Aren't They Screaming?"

Iddo Goldfarb | Posted 27.11.2012 | UK Politics
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Iddo Goldfarb

Now admittedly, this was my first party conference but as the train wheezed into Brighton station and I peered through my rain-spattered window at the black clouds being tossed about the seaside sky, I remember thinking what an apposite congregation of vapours it was to herald a Lib Dem conference at this particular moment in time.

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It's Philip Larkin's Birthday! We've Got Audio And Quotes To Celebrate

The Huffington Post UK | Alice E. Vincent | Posted 09.08.2012 | Home
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We feel the creator of the ever-popular line "They f*ck you up, your mum and dad", probably didn't like birthdays much, and maybe wasn't one for cake ...

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Squashing the Toad

Joanna Kavenna | Posted 29.07.2012 | UK Lifestyle
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Joanna Kavenna

I have no work life balance, in that there is no distinction between my work and my life. The two fields, planes of existence or manifestations of pure/impure id, whatever you want to call them, merge incessantly.

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The Muppets Sequel

Philip Larkin | Posted 18.02.2013 | UK Entertainment
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Philip Larkin

I love you Disney, but do not f*ck with my Muppets. Do not f*ck with our Muppets. Don't you dare take advantage of my pals.

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A 'Sort-Of' Review of David Shrigley's "Pass the Spoon"

Philip Larkin | Posted 20.01.2012 | UK Entertainment
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Philip Larkin

If Ready Steady Cook sh*gged Come Dine With Me after smoking the pubic hairs of David Lynch, rolled up in the pages of Friedrich Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy - Pass the Spoon would be the love child from that wildly wonderful evening. A triumph.

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Shelving Old Plays

Philip Larkin | Posted 11.01.2012 | UK Entertainment
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Philip Larkin

I am not a poet - well, not beyond winning poetry competitions at school. I write theatre, television and film. If you're looking for the dead poet laureate, I'm sorry to disappoint you. You're free to leave, if you wish; but you may enjoy my rants and stories about giddy librarians, amongst the many other things I rant about.

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