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Stiff Upper Quip

Reflections on being called bald

On a Very Online insult

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James Harris
May 26, 2022
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I have been the subject of several internet pile-ons in my time, with most of them not touching the sides. Frequently, during Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party, I was called a Tory – but presumably only an online Tory, for I have yet to manifest any Tory sympathies in the polling booth. Often when I announce a show online, I receive an abus…

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