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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Roger Grimshaw

Letter: Sir Bernard Ingham obituary

Sir Bernard Ingham was known to his neighbours as ‘battling Bernard’.
Sir Bernard Ingham was known to his neighbours as ‘battling Bernard’. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

Sir Bernard Ingham’s obituary (27 February) brought back memories of when I was a neighbour of his in Purley, near Croydon. He was known locally as “battling Bernard”, apparently as much for his disputes with neighbours as in the world of politics. One had to secretly admire his determination as, once he had adopted a certain position, nothing would make him budge.

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