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  Honington St. Nicholas The drive up beyond Grantham this morning in the company of Nicky Campbell and his Radio   5 phone-in guests is depressing. Two subjects are aired. The much-heralded ‘Co-op Live’ mega-arena, due to open in Manchester a fortnight ago, has been cancelling gigs because the venue isn’t ready. In the course of Nicky’s morning conversations, it becomes apparent how much has been invested by the potential punters at Olivia Rodrigo’s scheduled performances, now no more. Heartbreak has been visited on families, and considerable money lost (some of it beyond the scope of re-imbursement). One family has been using the diarising of such events as a key part of the strategy for curing a thirteen year old’s anorexia.   A lone dissenting voice texts to say something to the effect of ‘Get over it. This is such a first-world problem…’. Campbell seems angered. ‘Have you no heart, man?’ he hollers at the unidentified contributor. Is the anger real or manufactured for his audien