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Friday, 8 May 2015

The Day After


Posted by Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King) at 03:49 5 comments:
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Thursday, 7 May 2015

Further Thoughts on Election Day 2015

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Offered on Election Day 2015


Ed Miliband's idea of a holiday.

That is all.

(Almost.)
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