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Tim Clare is an award-winning author, stand-up poet and broadcaster. His first book, We Can't All Be Astronauts, won Best Memoir/Biography at the East Anglian Book Awards. His latest stage show, How To Be A Leader, won a Brighton Fringe Best Show award. He has performed on BBC2, Channel 4, and Radio 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6. www.timclarepoet.co.uk

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Three Ways to Jazz Up The Queen's Christmas Message

(2) Comments | Posted 28 December 2011 | (23:00)

On Sunday at 3pm, Queen Elizabeth II delivered her 60th Christmas Message. In this faddish age of rolling news and viral videos, the Queen's speech remains a changeless monument to a bygone era and this year's message was every bit as insipid, patronising and tedious as the previous 59.

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Kim Jong Il and How to Be a Leader

(0) Comments | Posted 19 December 2011 | (16:48)

2011 has been a tough year for tyrants. Mubarak: deposed. Ghaddafi: assassinated. Now North Korean autodidact Kim Jong Il has taken the long dirt nap. Yes, he looked like a cross between Dennis Taylor and a baby, but (if his public relations material is to be believed) what he lacked...

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