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BBC CHIEFS SAY IT’S ‘WRONG TO EXPOSE BORIS JOHNSON’S LIES BECAUSE IT UNDERMINES TRUST IN DEMOCRACY’ 20 Nov 2019
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Brexit makes the case for an independent Scotland | Financial Times 17 Nov 2019
Corbyn’s contrary views on indyref2 prove his lack of understanding on Scotland | The National 17 Nov 2019
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