Roger Alton Roger Alton

The absurd self-pity of Stuart Broad

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issue 15 August 2020

You are, shall we say, a famous commentator, one of a tiny elite in the British media. You are paid hundreds of thousands of pounds, and are hugely admired. Then at a time of some crisis for others, one of your employers suggests you do 50 columns rather than 52.

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