Every morning my father wakes up and reaches for his notepad. He is composing the day’s poem, which he will post on Facebook, even before the kettle has boiled.

With the sober clarity of hindsight, perhaps the fact the 08.00 departure from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa ran clean out of booze by 08.48 represented something of an omen.

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