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Chris Barton's Sketch

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Date:19 MAR 2010

St Camilla of Cavendish

Chris Barton

Let's be clear about one thing. If the rags were really given carte blanche you can forget St Camilla of Cavendish and measured articles about how it was the media "wot won the battle of dem ol' secret family law courts". It would be like an 'Other Ranks' 1950's Sunday Tabloid - page after page of prurient reports of adultery and 'unreasonable behaviour'.

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