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Is the Shropshire Star run by 6th form media students?

Dear Sirs,
http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/03/31/mp-calls-for-expenses-reform/
The above URL links to an online article titled: MP calls for expenses reform, reporting that Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard has called for
expenses reform.
The quotes here are EXACTLY the same words used by Mark on the Jim Hawkins show on Radio Shropshire leading me to two possible scenarios;
1) Mark pre rehearsed the lines, and [...]

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New Crown Site

I have been slowly working on a new website for my regular boozer, the Crown Inn. Over the years the site has been a mish mash of all sorts of things but mostly static html pages – this time it is wordpress driven and has some funky features like the calendar and a blog [...]

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Twitter

So after a pub meet with Tom and his twitter buddies last night in Birmingham I’ve signed up to twitter -  I don’t really get it. but I’ll give it a go.
twitter.com/bigdaddymerk

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Wow

Graham, who is currently working for the British Antarctic Survey has posted yet more amazing photos. Go take a look.

Antarctic Boy

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Mark Pritchard is a Liar?

Mark Pritchard, MP for the Wrekin and all round tory ego boy has done it again, he have to go one better than Nadine Dorries’ proposed 20 week limit for abortion, Mark tabled a 16 week limit. Now I don’t want to get into the rights or wrongs of Abortions, I know where [...]

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