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2 December 2020

Subscriber of the week: Jim Drury

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I was a journalist and currently work in PR.

Where do you live?

Hackney, London.

Do you vote?

Always.

How long have you been a subscriber?

Two years.

What made you start?

I wanted to get past the online paywall!

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Commons Confidential.

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From front to back.

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Matthew Engel.

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Tracey Thorn, Stephen Bush, Simon Heffer, Jonathan Liew.

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Jess Phillips.

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Arron Banks.

All-time favourite NS article? 

The Peak: Inside the Mind of Dr Jim Down” by Ed Docx.

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My favourite way to start the weekend, along with a pint of beer. 

This article appears in the 02 Dec 2020 issue of the New Statesman, Crashed