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Niven

/ ˈnɪvən /

noun

  1. David. 1909–83, British film actor and author. His films include The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Casino Royale (1967), and Paper Tiger (1975). He wrote the autobiographical The Moon's a Balloon (1972) and Bring on the Empty Horses (1975)

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Child protection expert David Niven said there was "enormous strain" on professionals during the Covid period, but said "if the social worker was apparently turned away, and somebody else says that there was also no answer on one occasion, that should have triggered, in my view, a red flag, whatever the circumstances".

From BBC

Niven pondered what that meant.

Niven says when the book was done, he didn’t necessarily gain any surprising insights or new perspectives on what he had documented.

By Alan Niven ECW Press: 240 pages, $23 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

As the manager of Guns N’ Roses during the band’s debauched heyday, Alan Niven has no shortage of colorful stories.

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