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I’ve never been much concerned by Father’s Day viewing it, in my no doubt mean-spirited way, as a ruse concocted by greetings card manufacturers.

However, now I am strongly in favour because Tesco have bought 4,000 copies of To Play The Fox for their special promotion at the beginning on June. What an excellent idea, much to be recommended to those keen to demonstrate their affection for the Old Man and what better gift could be imagined than this thrilling yarn?

Well, there’s a flight in a two-seater Spitfire or a crate of Scotch or a weekend for two at The Crillon in Paris or news that you might never again have to see Gordon Brown as Prime Minister on television but let’s be realistic…