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People who scream on buses need looking after – but not by me

Where does the Big Society stand on the screamers on the bus? We had one the other day.

issue 29 January 2011

Where does the Big Society stand on the screamers on the bus? We had one the other day. It was during the rush hour, and I was late to pick up my daughter from the nursery. It was a big lady, heavily upholstered in beige, dragging a trolley almost the same size which was upholstered in tartan.

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