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27 February 2013

At the bedroom tax debate, the most telling moment in Parliament today

Oh, that guy.

By Alex Hern

Tories who don’t understand what it means to be poor in society today? Wow, the government had better be careful about who it calls to respond to Stewart Hosie. This one could backfi—

Oh.

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