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The BBC marks scenes from my life, as it must do for millions – aren’t we lucky to have it? | Ian Jack
Listening to music with my mother, doing my homework, reporting from India: it has always been there, says Guardian columnist Ian Jack
Ian Jack
22, Oct, 2022 @5:00 AM
It was a very modern pilgrimage – a people’s quest that led to this historic day | Ian Jack
This was a journey without self-flagellation or any major discomfort beyond sleeplessness, tired legs and sore backs, says Guardian columnist Ian Jack
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19, Sep, 2022 @5:00 AM
They say the Queen was crowned in a different country. But some things in Britain never change | Ian Jack
Even then, when I was eight, the system seemed absurd. But somehow, scepticism and affection lived side by side, says Guardian columnist Ian Jack
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10, Sep, 2022 @7:00 AM
Why Britain desperately needs a new story about ‘glorious weather’ | Ian Jack
I remember chilly trips to the beach in Fife, and my first visit to the Mediterranean. The association of heat with pleasure is hard to shake, says Guardian columnist Ian Jack
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25, Jun, 2022 @5:00 AM
Ambivalence about the Queen seems modern – but it’s actually a Victorian feeling | Ian Jack
As we reach Elizabeth’s platinum jubilee, my mind is drawn to another ageing monarch’s pomp and ceremony, says Guardian columnist Ian Jack
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28, May, 2022 @7:00 AM
Who rules the waves? In my part of Scotland that’s far from clear | Ian Jack
The sale of a Clyde estate might once have been seen as making a positive case for globalisation. But it’s no longer so simple, says journalist Ian Jack
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30, Apr, 2022 @6:00 AM
P&O was a bastion of British pride. How quaint that seems now | Ian Jack
My father worked at sea, like so many others. Shipping’s long race to the bottom has seen the end of seafarers like him, says Guardian columnist Ian Jack
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25, Mar, 2022 @4:43 PM
So much has changed since 1938, but not the very British way of coping with crisis | Ian Jack
People knew the news was grave before the second world war. They feel that now. In both eras, we have developed strategies to get by, says Ian Jack
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19, Mar, 2022 @8:00 AM
Rees-Mogg’s roots tell a true Conservative tale – just not the one he wants us to hear | Ian Jack
The MP’s grandfather worked as a dairyman and lorry driver, but this does not fit his carefully cultivated public image, says Guardian columnist Ian Jack
Ian Jack
22, Jan, 2022 @10:00 AM
The Repair Shop: the idyllic show that brings me to tears | Ian Jack
In the BBC TV series, treasured objects are restored to their former glory. It’s a vision of how life ought to be, says Guardian columnist Ian Jack
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17, Dec, 2021 @12:42 PM
The London to Edinburgh train ride was once a thing of wonder. Can it be again? | Ian Jack
Brochures used to tell passengers what they could see through the window. Now we sit and stare at our screens, says Guardian columnist Ian Jack
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19, Nov, 2021 @12:15 PM
The Saudis may own Newcastle United, but it will always be an odd relationship | Ian Jack
The takeover of the football club has energised its fans. Yet the city of coal may find it hard to adjust to life with oil billionaires, says Guardian columnist Ian Jack
Ian Jack
23, Oct, 2021 @5:00 AM
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