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You can ban someone from a country or a pub, but can you ban them from liking you?Prime minister's questions threw up a metaphysical conundrum today. Labour MP Kerry McCarthy pointed out that David Cameron claimed to be a fan of the Smiths (a popular beat combo, m'lud). They, however, were not fans of him – in fact, two of their luminaries, Morrissey and Johnny Marr, had "banned him from liking them". McCarthy went on to list various song titles that might be apt for fee-paying students – su...

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