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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

1 year

As hard as this work is, I love it. It’s my passion.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

2 years

The biggest lesson for us all here is not to spend £840-a-roll wallpapering a flat that isn’t yours.

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Gary Burton

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4 years

‘Dominic Cummings did the right thing’ ‘Care home workers did the wrong thing’ Blimey.

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Gary Burton

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3 years

It’s like we’re being governed by a posh version of The Inbetweeners.

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Gary Burton

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2 years

Michael Gove can go clubbing tonight knowing he doesn’t have work in the morning.

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Gary Burton

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3 years

I wonder if Farage has noticed the long lorry queues at Dover yet when lingering around Dover looking for people in dinghies?

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Gary Burton

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2 years

It’s worth watching this clip again, especially at the moment. Eddie Mair doing what he does best.

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Gary Burton

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4 years

I don’t want to jump the gun or anything, but Donald Trump isn’t a very good president, is he?

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Gary Burton

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5 years

I’ve didn’t even go to university, I’m a tradesman, covered in tattoos, drive a white van, spend my free time lifting weights & have never shopped Waitrose, yet I’m still labelled a “Metropolitan Elite”... Sweet!

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Gary Burton

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4 years

The more I learn about this app, the less I’m convinced Johnson learnt anything at all about ‘technology’ with Jennifer Arcuri.

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Gary Burton

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4 years

‘Working hard?’

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Gary Burton

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2 years

More resignations than children. Blimey.

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Gary Burton

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2 years

I don’t want to jump the gun, but it might be time people stop asking Lord Frost what he thinks, about anything and everything.

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Gary Burton

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4 years

When this is all over, I want an app that can tell me Farage isn’t at the same beach that I plan on going to.

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Gary Burton

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2 years

It’s very possible for tradesmen to have open conversations about our feelings, be opposed to racism, read books, recognise the climate crisis, welcome Jamie Oliver wanting our children to eat more healthily, and even on occasions, shop in Waitrose.

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Gary Burton

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4 years

I hate to jump the gun, but I don’t reckon Brexit is going to be anything like they said it would be, lads.

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Gary Burton

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2 years

When the likes of even Andrea Leadsom no longer has faith in you, you know you’re in trouble.

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Gary Burton

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5 years

I left school with just 1 GCSE yet I seem to know more about Brexit than David Davis does & possibly, ever will.

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Gary Burton

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2 years

We can’t out rule Nadine Dorries deleting her account by mistake.

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Gary Burton

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6 years

The people who encouraged you to vote for Brexit are angry at Donald Tusk for reminding you that they have never had a plan, whilst simultaneously have made plans for themselves.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

2 years

I’m starting to think 30p Lee is overpriced. @mrjamesob @LBC

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Gary Burton

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2 years

And after vanishing for ages, Mark Francois is on @GMB discussing imperial measurements. What a time to be alive.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

6 years

Was discussing Brexit last night with my French in-laws who are over for the week. Me: “What are the media saying back home?” “Why would *you want to do this to your country?” I then played them a clip of a bloke talking about being able to keep 3-pin plugs.

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Gary Burton

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2 years

If only they were as good at organising visas, as they are at organising parties, for themselves. @mrjamesob @LBC

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Gary Burton

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2 years

Where were all these vocal ‘patriots’ when Johnson sent Rees-Mogg to mislead the Queen? @NickFerrariLBC @LBC

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Gary Burton

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4 years

Give it a few days and Farage will turn up in Bristol harbour in his little inflatable dingy clutching his camera and snorkel mask.

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Gary Burton

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4 years

‘Common sense’ didn’t protect Johnson or Hancock from getting the virus. @mrjamesob @LBC

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Gary Burton

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4 years

For Farage, this time the wheels really have fallen off.

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Gary Burton

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6 years

I’m going to cancel my Checkatrade membership. I will save £1000 a year AND I will demand that I have access to all of the customers who looking for decorators on their website. I’ve done the maths.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

4 years

You can’t be angry at the people who warned us what the reality of Brexit would be, as reality inevitably unfolds. They did after all, warn us. It’s never too late to start listening to them.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

6 years

A gentle reminder...

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@mrjamesob

7 years

It’s so easy to forget that this is all utterly unnecessary.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

5 years

The people who insisted that the EU bully us, are the same people who are furious that the EU has offered us to phone a friend, ask the audience, go 50:50 & even pause the stopwatch... No coughing, please.

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Gary Burton

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3 years

Let’s face it, they’re much better at organising parties than they are at implementing sufficient sanctions.

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Gary Burton

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2 years

I’m starting to get the impression Brexit isn’t quite what they said it would be.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

2 years

It felt worlds apart in France. ⁦ @mrjamesob ⁩ ⁦ @LBC ⁩

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Gary Burton

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5 years

@BarackObama Never free gas

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Gary Burton

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6 years

Why is Farage ok with Trump commenting about Brexit, but furiously apposed Obama doing the same thing? I wonder... @Nigel_Farage @LBC

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Gary Burton

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2 years

Hi @RishiSunak do you want me to remove Johnson’s wallpaper once you’re in?

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

4 years

Just remember, this is supposedly Johnson ‘taking back control’. @mrjamesob @LBC

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Gary Burton

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3 years

I’m starting to get the impression Brexit isn’t quite what they said it would be, lads. @mrjamesob @LBC

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Gary Burton

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3 years

Boris Johnson is politically insulated by Brexit, Keir Starmer is shackled because of it. @mrjamesob @LBC

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Gary Burton

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6 years

The Brexit Bus has downsized considerably, but the message remains to same.

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Gary Burton

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5 years

Nigel Farage reminds me of that person who had a terrible tattoo done over 20 years ago but still can’t admit that they made a mistake & pretend they like it when someone asks what is, or was supposed to be of...

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

4 years

I need to get into painting planes.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

7 years

The Bobbit worm though... #BluePlanet

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Gary Burton

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7 years

When Brexit is a disaster yet people still claim that everything is going great.

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Gary Burton

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7 years

@realDonaldTrump The most beautiful moment in the history...

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Gary Burton

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4 years

I know Johnson is used to having his pants pulled down in private, but this is embarrassing, even by his own standards. @mrjamesob @LBC

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Gary Burton

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9 months

The rose is now complete. Around 140 years old. Simply stunning.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

2 years

It’s like peeling off Johnson’s wallpaper and only being able to reuse the old scraps to redecorate.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

5 years

Yet, people *still believe this man has their best interests at heart. @mrjamesob @LBC

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

6 years

Those who will be hit the hardest by Brexit are those who support the people who have hit them the hardest.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

4 years

5 months later...

Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

4 years

The more I learn about this app, the less I’m convinced Johnson learnt anything at all about ‘technology’ with Jennifer Arcuri.

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Gary Burton

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5 years

Blokes in gym changing room: “I swear, I’m sick of it mate, if we don’t end up leaving the EU in the end, I’ll move to Portugal to live with my old man” His mates reply: “Yeah man, you know that, I’ll join you” Good grief.

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Gary Burton

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6 years

Imagine wearing the same jeans you thought were cool a decade ago. That’s how I feel about having tattoos. @mrjamesob @LBC

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

2 years

What way do you think is the most aesthetically pleasing way to align the screw heads?

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Gary Burton

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4 years

What the hell is he going on about?

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Gary Burton

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4 years

This time last year to the day I listened to this incredibly moving call and I won’t ever forget it. ⁦ @mrjamesob ⁩ ⁦ @LBC ⁩ Auschwitz 75: Listeners brand this the "greatest ever" James O'Brien call

Auschwitz 75: Listeners brand this the "greatest ever" James O'Brien call

This Jewish survivor's story left James O'Brien lost for words - watch the call listeners have said was the greatest he'd ever taken.

www.lbc.co.uk

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Gary Burton

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2 years

It’s only just over a month ago Suella Braverman called the arrival of people crossing the Channel as an ‘invasion’.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

10 months

Just beautiful. Made a start this afternoon revealing the ceiling rose. To think this has not seen the light of day since the late 1800’s potentially.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

4 months

Let me know if you need any help redecorating @Keir_Starmer

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Gary Burton

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4 years

LBC are lucky to have @eddiemair

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

2 years

Nigel, I was listening to Britain’s best loved broadcaster on LBC a today, (1.3m listeners) and was shocked to learn there is French on British passports? We must finally take back control. @Nigel_Farage

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Gary Burton

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1 year

Something to take your mind off the news… I decorate the woodwork first, cover it & create the line, then bring the wall colour down over the tape. I’ve found this the most efficient method with the best results.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

1 year

The rose.

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Gary Burton

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5 years

It’s never too late to change your mind, your thought process, your education, your ability show empathy, your political direction, your ability to admit your errors, and lastly, to admit your ignorance. It’s not a weakness...

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Gary Burton

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3 years

I’m going to drive to France to fill up. I’m wise like that. @mrjamesob @LBC

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Gary Burton

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5 months

A project I’m proud of, completed today.

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Gary Burton

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4 years

You can break the chain of bigotry and racism. Even if raised and encouraged that it’s the correct way to be. And then you can raise your own children not to be...

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Gary Burton

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4 years

Midwife in Sainsbury’s balling her eyes out. Following two 14 hour shifts can’t find food to feed her children due to the empty shelves. This isn’t right and we need to do what we can to help our NHS staff.

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Gary Burton

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5 years

@realDonaldTrump

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

7 years

@realDonaldTrump If you think the White House is a dump then just wait to see what jail is like.

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Gary Burton

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2 years

Has the time Hancock has spent in the jungle changed your views about him?

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Gary Burton

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3 years

Listen to this. Eddie Mair Grills Liz Truss Over Austerity, Brexit And More

Eddie Mair Grills Liz Truss Over Austerity, Brexit And More

Eddie Mair grilled Cabinet minister Liz Truss over austerity, knife crime, Brexit and more.

www.lbc.co.uk

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Gary Burton

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3 years

This is still one of the most memorable calls to ⁦ @mrjamesob ⁩ on ⁦ @LBC ⁩ from over the years. It gives me hope. The Homophobic, Racist EDL Member Who Turned His Life Around, Thanks To James O'Brien

The Homophobic, Racist EDL Member Who Turned His Life Around, Thanks To James O'Brien

Ben used to be a member of the English Defence League. By his own admission, he was homophobic and racist. But he is the opposite of that person now - and he says he's down to James O'Brien.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

4 years

It’s a good job he had all of those technology lessons, eh. @mrjamesob @LBC

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

2 years

@mrjamesob It’s good to keep the receipts.

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Gary Burton

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5 years

At work this week before applying the wallpaper I wrote on the wall: “Compassion for the conned, contempt for the conmen - James O’Brien. March 2019” It won’t be discovered for many years to come I imagine but well worth putting out there...

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Gary Burton

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1 year

Making progress on the ceiling rose. Workmanship from 1886 seeing the light of day, once again.

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Gary Burton

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2 years

Before & after.

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Gary Burton

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5 years

Forget the plummy accent, the chalk stripe suit & the silly hat. This is the real Nigel Farage.

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Gary Burton

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9 months

The last before & after of 2023. Thanks to all of you & have a wonderful Christmas.

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Gary Burton

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5 years

People who couldn’t wait to attack Megan Markle are remarkably quiet when it comes to calling out the Duke of York for providing “zero cooperation" to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking inquiry...

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Gary Burton

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8 months

It feels like I’ve completed a marathon.

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Gary Burton

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1 year

I’m finally done with bringing this 18th century cornice back to its original condition. Next is to decorate.

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Gary Burton

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2 years

How many of you woke up this morning could of predicted that a conversation about Harry & Megan would lead to you wanting to eat a kebab for tea?

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Gary Burton

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5 years

My wife is my absolute hero. William Burton born 7:30 this morning. 3 beautiful children. My life is complete.

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Gary Burton

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2 years

Good old fact checking, in the style of @mrjamesob @LBC

The Good Liars

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2 years

At the NRA Convention someone told us that hammers are used to kill more people than guns. So we looked up the stats in front of them.

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Gary Burton

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6 years

Jacob Rees-Mogg: “You should judge someone by their previous track record” @mrjamesob @LBC

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

4 years

Some people were prepared to defend Brexit even if it meant risking their own childrens’ jobs. Now, people are prepared to defend the government’s handling of Covid-19 as lives are still being lost. Loosen that political scarf!

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

1 year

If you enjoyed the ceiling rose, you’ll love the cornice transformation this week coming.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

4 years

If you do end up in The Fargage Garage, be sure to check your wheel nuts before driving off down the road.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

5 years

Should remind your listeners of this. @mrjamesob @LBC

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‘Just answer the question, can you name a country?’ This audience member questions @Nigel_Farage over a no-deal Brexit. #bbcqt

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Gary Burton

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10 months

As I expected, this ceiling rose boasts exquisite details throughout. No computer aided design 100 years ago, just careful consideration, as you can see. Stunning.

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Gary Burton

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10 months

Time flies. I’ve tried my best on here. I hope I’ve been helpful to some of you this year.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

1 year

Masking paper removed today. In all it’s glory.

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Gary Burton

@TheOfficialGRB

7 days

Now that’s what I call an entrance. I hope whoever made this gas lamp would have approved my work restoring it. It must be well over 100 years old. Thanks for all of the kind words about this project.