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Courtesy costs nothing, so let's see more of it... please

Last week I had the pleasure of attending a Newcastle literary festival for the first time. I knew the experience would be something special but never anticipated seeing the north/south divide so starkly. I’m not talking about comparative wealth, infrastructure or opportunity; there are better qualified people than me to discuss that. I am talking about manners and common human decency.

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