Jack Marshall Journalist
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Features writer and columnist at Lancashire Post.

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Lancashire Evening Post

1653 Articles
almost 2 years ago
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The US abortion ban: nationalism, Christian fundamentalism, and misogyny | Jack Marshall’s column

Ironically, today is Independence Day in America.

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almost 2 years ago
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The unique helplessness of being stranded. In the rain. At night. | Jack Marshall’s column

Stepping off the train into the murky night, a tortoise-like slow-and-steady drizzle stirred into life. T-shirts alre...

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almost 2 years ago
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Watch this space: why are expensive watches so awful? | Jack Marshall's column

A friend of my dad’s is a watch guy. A keen barfly, he delights in nothing more than perching himself next to the row...

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almost 2 years ago
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The more important your job, the less you're appreciated | Jack Marshall's column

In 1968, garbage collectors in New York went on strike demanding better pay. Mayor John Lindsay rejected their reques...

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almost 2 years ago
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What makes the best plane film? Nostalgia and irreverence | Jack Marshall’s column

How much space do you have on a plane? Half a square metre? Not a lot of space at all. As a result, there’s very litt...

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almost 2 years ago
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Rain, overpriced pints, and the primal perfection of live music | Jack Marshall's column

When it comes to the magic of live music, one of my brothers gets it and the other doesn’t.

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almost 2 years ago
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Smug euphoria or unique frustration: welcome to Wordle | Jack Marshall’s column

Being confused at a puzzle is a unique kind of frustration. Pen and paper out, hundreds of gibberish permutations scr...

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almost 2 years ago
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County Cricket: Sky Sports-quality coverage, Test-standard teams, and a whiff of ramshackle | Jac...

Fairly or unfairly, county cricket has a reputation for leaning towards the archaic and the dour in a sporting world ...

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almost 2 years ago
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One banana, two banana, three banana, four...how to banana professionally | Jack Marshall's column

There are 11 bananas in my house. To the untrained eye, this may seem excessive for a fruit bowl belonging to a perso...

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about 2 years ago
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Arriving at Hogwarts 25 years late to the party | Jack Marshall's column

If you’d have asked me a month ago what I’d be doing in a month’s time, it would have taken me a fair few guesses to ...

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about 2 years ago
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What do we want? Longer weekends. When do we want them? Not just at Easter | Jack Marshall’s column

It takes a feast to make you question the famine.

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about 2 years ago
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Parenting muscle memory: getting told off as an adult | Jack Marshall's column

It’s a very confusing thing to be told off by your parents as an adult. It’s strangely familiar, but you can also sme...

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