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Posted on September 13, 2014 by Simon Campion-Brown in Blogs, Britain, Politics // 0 Comments

Spotted today on the website of The Guardian, an excellent article by Jonathan Freedland on the implications of a ‘Yes’ vote in the Scottish independence referendum which I commend to readers of the National Rust – see here – JONATHAN FREEDLAND

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A former lecturer in politics at Keele University, Simon now lives in Oxfordshire. Married with two children, in 2007 he decided to monitor the Westminster village via newspaper and television and has never looked back. More Posts

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