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McGough boycotts Rice

According to the BBC, Poet Roger McGough has "pulled out of a gala concert to welcome Condoleezza Rice to the city, amid protests by anti-war campaigners." Anti-war campaigners, including the Merseyside Stop the War Coalition, are expected to protest outside the event in Liverpool on the 31st March.

Posted by Mark Thwaite on Tuesday 28 March 2006 - Comments (1)
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  1. Stephen Mitchelmore Tuesday 28 March 2006

    I think the headline is a bit deceptive. In the Guardian it says he withdrew because:
    "he did not want to take sides over the issue."

    I think he already did that by agreeing to take part in the first place.

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