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Think again before Trident is all at sea

B ritain is engaged in a strategic defence review. Nothing, we are told, is off the table. So precarious is our economic position that tradition and nostalgia must be put to the sword. But then there is Trident, whose capital cost is about £20bn, and …

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Two sides to every story: Tony Blair’s memoirs reveal a man unable to resolve the many conflicting aspects of a complex personality

It was a bargain at the discounted price of £12.50 at which it was surprisingly available on the day of publication, but, unlike Winston Churchill, I doubt if Tony Blair will get the Nobel Prize for Literature for his memoirs.

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Menzies Campbell: Iraq was always wrong. Now we have proof

The Chilcot inquiry confirms what most suspected – the reasons for war were bogus. In future, such decisions must be transparent

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Sir Menzies Campbell: You Ask The Questions

The Lib Dem MP for North East Fife, and former Lib Dem leader, answers your questions, such as ‘What is Cleggism?’ and ‘Is the dream of proportional representation dead?’

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