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IMAGINE, for a moment, that the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, the highest legal authority in the land, makes a definitive ruling. Let’s say
DURING the Brexit Referendum those pushing ‘Project Fear’ claimed the UK would suffer in trade deals from leaving the EU’s much larger trade bloc with
A NEW POPE has been elected, and for a brief, flickering moment, the world paused, some in reverence, some in curiosity, and many of us
I REALLY should not be thinking right now of my love of Christmas mince pies, with a nice glass of Penfolds Grandfather, or maybe a
ARE PEOPLE finally wakening up to the great harm that NGOs do to our personal freedoms, economic prosperity, cultural values and safety from foreign powers
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