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Why Lynton Crosby has ruined the London Mayoral elections

Seamus C
May 2, 2008
I am not a greedy man. Ever since it was announced that the London Mayoral elections would be a contest between Ken Livingstone and Boris...
Journalism Literature

Books, Books, Books . . . out they go

Nicholas Gruen
May 2, 2008May 2, 2008
And, in case you're intersted, the book program is broadcasting from the Clunes Booktown, some festival in which Clunes - which is near Ballarat -...
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Missing Link Daily

Ken Parish
May 2, 2008May 2, 2008
A digest of the best of the blogosphere published each weekday and compiled by Ken Parish, gilmae, Gummo Trotsky, Amanda Rose, Tim Sterne, Jen McCulloch...
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Reputation, reputation, reputation

Nicholas Gruen
May 1, 2008
As I've said ad nauseam on this blog and elsewhere, and quoting John Kay, the way we work out what's good and what's not is...
Law Political theory Politics - national

Charting a charter of rights (part 2)

Ken Parish
May 1, 2008May 1, 2008
Previous tatooed breasts scales of justice deep-sixed to avoid bad taste distraction from a post intended to provoke serious discussion ... John Greenfield is a...
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Nicholas Gruen
May 1, 2008May 1, 2008
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Missing Link Daily

Ken Parish
May 1, 2008May 1, 2008
A digest of the best of the blogosphere published each weekday and compiled by Ken Parish, gilmae, Gummo Trotsky, Amanda Rose, Tim Sterne, Jen McCulloch...

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