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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Paul Routledge

'Putin's invasion of Ukraine needs a calm response - it's time for cool heads'

War has broken out in Europe, a terrifying prospect. I am a child of the Second World War, though I was too young to remember anything about it.

But it was ever-present in the background as I grew up.

Sunday dinner was eaten with Forces’ Favourites on the radio, along with music and messages for our troops ­occupying Germany.

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