"The idea is that the oxygen will help Josh improve further and we'll take toys and a CD player in there to entertain him, " said Mrs Clark.

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As for Abhisit Vejjajiva, the prime minister is an elected MP, and despite his British education and well-to-do background, The Economist should not entertain any delusion that this would prevent him from serving the interests of all Thais and the country as a whole.

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