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Soapbox: what do guys think about Kate Garraway’s controversial Get Britain Fertile campaign?

Yes, we’ve got more time to play with but to say that many men saunter off into the sunset with their 21-year-old secretary is out-dated …

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Southsayer: Anna Braithwaite & Tanya Holt, cabaret duo

When was I happiest? Every single time I walk across Waterloo Bridge I feel elated. Anna Braithwaite and Tanya Holt are ShooShooBaby, a cabaret duo …

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Southsayer: Richard Balfe, founder of Balfe’s Bikes

Nunhead-raised Richard Balfe, 31, owns south London’s well-loved Balfe’s Bikes – which has branches in Kennington, East Dulwich and Streatham. He grew up with his …

Design & Style

Southsayer style special: Sarah Hamilton, artist and designer

To celebrate Artists’ Open House this coming weekend (11-12 May 2013), part of the Dulwich Festival, we took a nose around the home and work …

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Southsayer: Duncan Pearce, 24, skateboarder and software engineer

Duncan Pearce, 24, is the force behind the impressive Save Southbank Skatepark campaign that has been garnering much media attention since the space was recently …

Design & Style

Southsayer style special: Emma Broughton, stonemason/sculptor & Sarah Counsell, barrister

Worse thing anyone’s ever said to us? ‘I don’t go south of the river, luv’ Sarah Counsell and Emma Broughton have lived in and around …

Design & Style

Southsayer: Paul Catherall, printmaker and illustrator

Paul Catherall’s bold linocuts of London architecture are instantly recognisable. He’s had commissions ranging from the Royal Shakespeare Company to the House of Commons, and his …

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Southsayer: Sam Johncock, electrician

Worst job? Looking for a cable in the dirtiest loft I’ve ever been in, I discovered a large dead rat Samantha “everyone knows me as …

Culture

Southsayer: Matt Bannister, artist

A year ago illustrator and artist, Matt Bannister, quit his job at the BBC’s photography publicity department to focus on his artwork. Matt specialises in …

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Southsayer: Meryl O’Rourke, comedian

One year I phoned Greggs’ head office to ask if they did gift vouchers. Apparently I was the first person to ever ask. Meryl O’Rourke …