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Saturday, 5 March 2011

Howard Davies

If I had had more intelligence I should have titled my last post Howard Davies: my part in his downfall. It's a conjecture, but intelligence is something there may have been a surfeit of in this affair. You should continue to monitor events as they unfold.
Posted by Colin at 05:51

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