51st StateA debut political satire in which the British Premier takes the UK out of Europe, with dire consequences, until an unexpected offer from one of Britain's old allies is received. |
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... Minister and Rupert Warner were not , in any true sense , friends . Michaelson had no friends . But they had been together for twenty years , since one party conference night in Blackpool . It had been tipping down . Michaelson scuttled 7.
... Minister and Rupert Warner were not , in any true sense , friends . Michaelson had no friends . But they had been together for twenty years , since one party conference night in Blackpool . It had been tipping down . Michaelson scuttled 7.
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... Blackpool again . Bloody conference , bloody town , bloody Metropole . And another bloody leader's speech . More sunlit uplands , more toil , more pilgrims with no evident sign of progress . He'd asked Polly whether he might usefully ...
... Blackpool again . Bloody conference , bloody town , bloody Metropole . And another bloody leader's speech . More sunlit uplands , more toil , more pilgrims with no evident sign of progress . He'd asked Polly whether he might usefully ...
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... Blackpool - except by satellite to a giant conference screen . Forrest was stuck plumb in the middle , conducting the hairy multitudes with a stick of rock . The rest of the gang had about as much charisma as one of those jellyfish ...
... Blackpool - except by satellite to a giant conference screen . Forrest was stuck plumb in the middle , conducting the hairy multitudes with a stick of rock . The rest of the gang had about as much charisma as one of those jellyfish ...
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