Whether we're tackling the Green agenda and leading the world on that, or whether we're looking at our - rebalancing our foreign policy: I want to see new policies debated throughout the Party, the grass-roots listened to, and that's why as a Deputy Leader candidate I'm gathering more support, it's quite clear that this is going to be a very, very close race.

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Data-gathering on such a scale is quite a feat, but the calculation of benefits is even harder.

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Quite where the insane idea of playing a concerto before the annual gathering of most of the greatest living horn players came from is hard to tell, but the result is a marvellous memoir of a year's obsession that should be read by anyone gripped by illogical compulsion.

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When people are not seeking it - like when they are gathering information on the internet or quickly purchasing a coffee - it can be quite irritating.

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