Having spent a number of my younger years with trade-union parents attending NUT annual conferences, I feel comfortable … - Saffron Burrows

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When you're kind of the ugly stepsister, you just go to the prom with whoever asks you.

Saffron Burrows

Having spent a number of my younger years with trade-union parents attending NUT annual conferences, I feel comfortable with an agenda in my hand and a procedural format for debate.

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