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Article: European Elections: Wary Buxton keeps `twin' at arms length
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 9, 1994
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THE Baker's Arms is closer to Germany than most Buxton drinking
holes, but eight years of friendship-through-pub-football has not
yet made the smoke room a nest of Europhiles.
Buxton (pop 20,000) has enjoyed regular exchanges with its
German twin, Bad Nauheim, and many have involved taking something
stronger than the spa waters.
The Baker's regular fixtures with Willie's Pub FC have been
jolly affairs, but lunchtime regulars yesterday formed a flatly
sceptical back-four at the bar.
None was keen on Brussels becoming Europe's political play-
maker and Peter Bones could not resist getting his xenophobic
retaliation in first. "The Germans bombed our chippy," he guffawed.
"When they come in ...