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Chocks away, chaps … !

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Miles Piper in Britain, News, Politics, World Affairs // 0 Comments

On this rather important day for the Government, the Labour Party and indeed the nation here’s a link to a withering piece from Defence specialist Patrick Cockburn that appears today on the website of – THE INDEPENDENT

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After university, Miles Piper began his career on a local newspaper in Wolverhampton and has since worked for a number of national newspapers and magazines. He has also worked as a guest presenter on Classic FM. He was a founder-member of the National Rust board. More Posts

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