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    OPINION - Why is it everybody I sit next to in the office gets pregnant?

    by Jack Kessler Apr 05, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    At first I tried to ignore it but now it’s just getting weird. And if this sounds like a bad case of main character syndrome, please take me at my word when I tell you: everyone I sit next to in the office gets pregnant, has a baby and jets off on maternity leave.

    I don’t wish to sound flippant but if the rest of the country had a akin to the Standard over the last few months, London’s schools would be and the Office

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