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20 April 2022

Subscriber of the week: David Bye

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What do you do?

I’m a retired language teacher.

Where do you live?

In a village in Hungary.

Do you vote?

No. I’ve been too itinerate to register anywhere.

How long have you been a subscriber?

About seven years.

What made you start?

I wanted a counterbalance to the Spectator.

Is the NS bug in the family?

No.

What pages do you flick to first?

Being an oldie, it’s Dr Phil.

How do you read yours?

Preferably in the garden with a glass of something cool.

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Decent cartoons – though I like Becky Barnicoat.

Who are your favourite NS writers?

Phil Whitaker and Nicholas Lezard.

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Lyse Doucet.

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Viktor Orbán.

All-time favourite NS article?

Jason Cowley on Southgate.

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This article appears in the 20 Apr 2022 issue of the New Statesman, Law and Disorder