Even Dr. Edward Yardeni, Deutsche Morgan Grenfell's well-respected chief economist, has gotten in on the act.

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Grenfell's legal team indicated in October last year that they would launch an appeal against his conviction.

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Grenfell's legal team are criticising the way Lord Burns explained the case to the jury, claiming they were wrongly directed on such issues as the difference between murder and culpable homicide.

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During Grenfell's trial in August 2012, the High Court in Glasgow heard how he smashed a window at the home Mr Simpson shared with his wife Minnie and took the keys to his 4x4 Land Rover Discovery.

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Meanwhile, Labour's Lord Grenfell saw an opportunity to tease the government.

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Trial judge Lord Burns said Grenfell had used Mr Simpson's 4X4 to inflict "fatal and devastating" injuries.

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"Christopher Grenfell has been found guilty of breaking into Mr and Mrs Simpson's home to steal the keys for their Land Rover and then, with William MacVicar, stealing that vehicle, " he said.

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Christopher Grenfell, 26, drove over James Simpson fatally crushing him, outside the victim's home in Ashgill, South Lanarkshire, in November 2011.

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The collector's item stamps featuring caricatures of Les Dawson, Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe, Joyce Grenfell and Peter Cook go on sale on Thursday.

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