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Ben Preston
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Culture, Arts & Books Editor of The Times and The Sunday Times - and cyclist, Millwall
London
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    Ben Preston
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    Jan 27, 2022
    A couple of weeks ago Barry Cryer rang me up and, as he often did, signed off by sharing a joke.  A man and his wife are out walking one day when they spot a lone fellow on the other side of the road. "That looks like the Archbishop of Canterbury over there"  says the woman. "
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    Ben Preston
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    Jan 27, 2022
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    "He told me to fuck off," says the husand.   "Oh no," replies the wife, "Now we'll never know". And then Barry cackled with delight because he’d told the gag to a real Bishop - who’d roared with laughter. And nothing made Barry happier than that. #ripbarrycryer
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    Ben Preston
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    Jul 11, 2018
    The cover that never was ... #sundaytimes
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    Ben Preston
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    Jan 27, 2022
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    " Go and see if it is,” she adds. The husband crosses the road and asks the man if he is indeed  the Archbishop of Canterbury.  "Fuck off,"  says the man. The husband crosses back to his wife who asks "What did he say? Is he the Archbishop of Canterbury?"
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    Ben Preston
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    Jan 7, 2018
    Here’s to Dad.....
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    My dad, Peter Preston, has gone: a long goodbye and a deadline missed for the first time
    I always thought the only good death was a quick one. Keeling over in the kitchen or, preferably, simply going to bed and never waking up. Anything must be bett
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    Ben Preston
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    Jun 4, 2017
    Manchester is lifting spirits in London and winning hearts across the globe - and this copper is leading the way #onelove
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    Ben Preston
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    Jul 15, 2018
    How Facebook deals with far-right extremism: check the bottom line and remember clicks mean cash ...
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    Times Politics
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    Jul 15, 2018
    Facebook has admitted its content moderators are not allowed immediately to remove some popular and commercially lucrative pages — even if they breach the social network’s rules spr.ly/6010DUxS0
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    Ben Preston
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    Jan 8, 2018
    Hold the front page ..... south London sales soared today thanks to #the guardian for doing my dad proud #peterpreston
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    Ben Preston
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    Jun 14, 2019
    A piece that should make senior executives at the BBC, Guardian and Independent question what cheerleaders masquerading as reporters are doing for their reputation #fakenews
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    James Kirkup
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    Jun 14, 2019
    Munroe Bergdorf, the NSPCC and the failure of the media blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/06/munroe…
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    Ben Preston
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    Jul 9, 2023
    How did this ever happen? Brexit crippled touring for UK musicians. If you read one piece today, make it this thetimes.co.uk/article/c8c150…
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    Ben Preston
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    Oct 18, 2016
    And here's Gary B .... #VarietyHallOfFame
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    Ben Preston
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    Oct 6, 2012
    #Cumberbatch says thanks to birthday fans who raised 10k
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    Ben Preston
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    Apr 9, 2017
    And The Night Manager is in the house #TVFest
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    Ben Preston
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    Sep 26, 2015
    Cillian Murphy asks bloke in audience if he'd run his Twitter feed during new series! #Peakyblinders #RadioTimesFest
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