Tom Hodgkinson

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Tom Hodgkinson is editor of the Idler magazine and is still quite young, though he loves the old ways. Take a look at his website here https://idler.co.uk/

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Blog | By Tom Hodgkinson | Jul 15, 2019

Scooters – let the fightback begin!

Tributes have come flooding in for presenter and YouTube star Emily Hartridge, who died after a fatal collision between her e-scooter and a lorry. A trip to Paris convinces Tom Hodgkinson of the dangers of the scooter craze

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Blog | By Tom Hodgkinson | Nov 14, 2018

Beware of the scooter invasion!

As a 15-year-old Teesside boy has six points imposed on his future driving licence for speeding on a scooter, Tom Hodgkinson dodges the speed freaks in Paris

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Blog | By Tom Hodgkinson | Jul 09, 2018

Let's not be beastly to lovely Croatia

England's opponents on Wednesday are pretty good at football. And Croatia is a beautiful country, too, says Tom Hodgkinson

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Regulars | By Tom Hodgkinson

Town Mouse: The kitchen is the new religion and I’ve converted

Tom Hodgkinson on the decline of our inner Diogenes

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Regulars | By Tom Hodgkinson

Town Mouse: The British excel at the ancient art of graffiti

Let us start with a quiz. Who or what are the following? Masse. Seyta. Seth. Vas. Kefa. Dips. Tmc. Abor. Job. Plone. Pak. Odiz. Tea. Dem. Rask. Sory. Lens. Plank. Eitio. Styla. Nls. No, they are not Serbian warlords of the 10th century. They are the signatures – ‘tags’ – of Parisian graffiti artists on the walls of railway cuttings, which I observed the other day while staring out of the window of the Eurostar on its way into Gare du Nord.

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Regulars | By Tom Hodgkinson

Town Mouse: Taxi wars drive me crazy

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