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Reaching for the button …

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Lavinia Thompson in Blogs, Britain, News, World Affairs // 0 Comments

It’s good to know that, contrary to popular belief, the UK Government has long been planning for all contingencies arising from geo-political developments such as a Russian invasion or a Brexit.

Here’s a report by Adam Lusher on how Mrs May and her Cabinet might be able to resolve not only the immigration crisis but bring the Brexit negotiations to a successful end – that appears today upon the website of – THE INDEPENDENT

About Lavinia Thompson

A university lecturer for many years, both at home and abroad, Lavinia Thompson retired in 2008 and has since taken up freelance journalism. She is currently studying for a distant learning degree in geo-political science and lives in Norwich with her partner. More Posts

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