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Nobody believes in the Loch Ness Johnson
Some people may believe in Nessie – but no-one is taken in by the (current) Prime Minister's ludicrous diversions, writes CONRAD LANDIN
The Loch Ness Monster
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IT’S not every day I get a call from a major broadcaster asking if I’ll grace the airwaves to discuss the authenticity of the Loch Ness monster.
Still, when the BBC Scotland producer telephoned yesterday, I decided my relative indifference to the matter was enough to get me off the hook this time round.
I ate my breakfast in relative bemusement, but Nessie was soon out of my mind. Not so for Boris Johnson, however, who was asked about the legend as he began a trip to Scotland.
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