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SmythRichard Smyth
novelist; journalist; critic
Richard Smyth is a novelist, journalist and critic, among other things. His work has appeared in journals including the Times Literary Supplement, The Guardian, New Scientistand New Humanist. His first novel, Wild Ink, was published in 2014, and he is the author of five books of non-fiction. He also compiles crosswords and is part of the team that sets questions for BBC Mastermind.
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DEBATING MATTERS HISTORY
Championship: Yorkshire 2018
DEBATE: Green belt (revised 2017)
Championship: Yorkshire 2018
DEBATE: Online privacy (revised 2017)
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday 27 June:
Oxfordshire Championship at Oxford Union, in partnership with Magdalen College School and Oxford Festival of Arts
Friday 5 July:
North East Championship at Durham Sixth Form Centre
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