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21 February 2010

Home thoughts from abroad

Liberty and stability are so familiar to us that we forget the dangers the political process entails

By Sholto Byrnes

For those who have grown tired and disillusioned with British politics — and I think there are many of us — news from home can seem of Lilliputian insignificance when we are abroad. James Purnell’s announcement that he will not seek re-election is one such instance.

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