Registering and obtaining a department licence, they argue, places them in the same strait-jacket that governs the kingdom's print media which is often viewed as practising self-censorship.

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With the strait-jacket of the Cold War removed, all sorts of tensions were released and, while its strategic significance can be debated, the economic shift to Asia is an accelerating reality.

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No-one around the cabinet table is arguing to remove the spending strait-jacket the government has chosen to wear but some are arguing that it is just a little bit roomier than the Treasury are currently arguing.

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