KLEN LIVINGSTONE STORY
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Back in the 1980s and living in Chester I sent a letter to the local Chester Chronicle taking issue with Labour politician Ken Livingstone. That weekend while on the way to visit inlaws in Stoke on Trent I was sitting in the refreshment room on Crewe Station where I waited with my wife for about 20 minutes for our connection. Over a cup of coffee I opened the Chester Chronicle that I had bought on the way to Chester Station at the letters page to see what had been published. Lo and behold there was my letter taking issue with the said Mr Livingstone. Imaginge my surprise that at that moment and on glancing to my right to see Mr Livingstone actually sitting on the next table to us engrossed in reading some sizable book. I wondered should I tell him some chap from Chester was taking issue with him in that Chester Chronicle (not necessarily declaring it to be me) but after giving it a minute's thought I chose to say nothing. Maybe this would be a better story had I spoken up; but that anyway is my coincidence.
Date submitted:Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:23:41 +0000Coincidence ID:6720
