Why General Pinochet's a better bet than Jeremy Clarkson He'd be the first Poet Laureate to have written about specs; this would appeal to the Queen

From: The Independent - London | Date: December 1, 1998| Author: Miles Kington | Copyright information

THE SPECULATION over the identity of the Poet Laureate has not exactly hotted up, but it has at least passed into that stage which is more interesting to every warm-blooded Britisher - the betting stage; and odds are now being offered on virtually every conceivable candidate. As I am a bit short of readies in the run-up to Christmas, I am going to start a book on the leading candidates, and I invite you all to send huge wagers to me.

The main runners, with a brief description of each ...

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