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Tuesday, 24 December 2013

10 Good news stories in 2013 - a must read article by Fraser Nelson

http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2013/12/ten-things-that-went-badly-right-in-2013/
Posted by Guy Opperman at 09:30
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