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22 September 2021updated 20 Oct 2021 3:31pm

Subscriber of the Week: Patrick Sullivan

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I’m an industrial doctorate student researching recycled carbon fibre.

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Bristol.

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Yes, seemingly every year since I turned 18!

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Only since May – a relative newcomer.

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I picked up a friend’s copy.

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Usually the crossword.

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Slowly, at breakfast.

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First-person insights from those who have left politics.

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Hunter Davies, Ailbhe Rea and Stephen Bush.

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Lisa Nandy.

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Alex Salmond.

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This article appears in the 22 Sep 2021 issue of the New Statesman, Great Power Play