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Apr 2015
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Election Special: Is Fallon mistaken ove...

THE TIMES
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Essential listening in the election campaign brought to you by The Times Opinion podcast.Tim Montgomerie is joined by Daniel Finkelstein, Michael Savage and The Spectator's Isabel Hardman and asks the following questions:- What was your moment of the week?- Who had a good / bad week?- What new things did we learn this week?- What should Times readers expect next week? Subscribe via iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/did-you-read

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