Something very much like the narrator and subject of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1759-67).

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The day ends with an adjournment debate led by Stoke MP Tristram Hunt on misleading origin of country labelling.

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Like Tristram Shandy, he preferred the apparently random and open-minded route.

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Tristram Stuart, who wrote Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal, was invited to the prestigious TED Conference this year and gave a passionate, and convincing, talk about food waste.

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Beginning May 15, players around the world will be able to return to Tristram to discover the dark secrets of a fallen star and begin their quest to save Sanctuary from the impending demonic invasion.

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