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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Monkey

Slippery slopes

Former BBC director general Greg Dyke stuck the boot into his old employer as well as ITV in an interview in the Independent this morning, but it seems the two broadcasters are not the only things the Dykester has been whinging about. One of Monkey's moles overheard Roland Rat's bessie mate on the slopes of the swanky Meribel ski resort in France. And what was Dyke's take on the snow? "Too slushy", apparently. Monkey hopes the après ski was more to the great man's taste.

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