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Welcome home, our dear Cousin Barry, revel in the dreams from your fatherland

When the US president travels, I heard someone say this week, the world stands still. So the police are closing major roads in the city in a few hours to ensure we all remain grounded as the Big Man comes to town.

I’m not sure if that’s good for business – you know whose business I’m talking about – the unofficial business on our roads, which explains why most policemen are increasingly seen fiddling with their phones to check their account balances...

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