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Why real life connections remain vital

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Andrew Roycroft
Sep 13, 2025
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Yesterday morning, I travelled on a London Underground train bound for the city centre. The slightly chill clarity of a September morning was uncurling itself across rooftops and city parks that flick-booked past the windows before the train lurched and jerked its way into the underworld again, the brake-squeal on rails protesting our descent.

The train…

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