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Dan Johnson's a writer and broadcast journalist based in the North of England. He trained at City University in London before returning to his native Yorkshire where he's working on a book about industrial history, reporting for BBC local radio and enjoying proper beer.

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With the advent of mobile phones, the signature traditional red telephone boxes in Britain have been rendered obsolete and their operators are trying to phase them out. But people are fighting back — successfully.