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TOM UTLEY: I run out of bags when I take little Minnie for walkies, so will some jobsworth clobber me with a £100 fine, too?

TOM UTLEY: I run out of bags when I take little Minnie for walkies, so will some jobsworth clobber me with a £100 fine, too?

First, a trigger warning to readers who share my profound squeamishness where certain bodily functions are concerned: what follows will reference the bowel habits of our mongrel Minnie.

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