Colin’s Substack

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A collection of my writings on politics, France, crime and security, current events, music, food, football and whatever else catches my interest

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About Colin Randall

Was a reporter, chief reporter, executive news editor & Paris correspondent for The Daily Telegraph. Executive editor of The National, Abu Dhabi for its 2008 launch. I write from France & the UK and run salutlive.com & FranceSalut.com

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