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Aug 15, 2007John Biffen (1930-2007)
Unless you're a Brit, you've probably never heard of this Conservative Party MP and Leader of the House of Commons under Margaret Thatcher. As you might expect, I usually don't care for politicians but I liked John Biffen. Read Edward Pearce's obituary and perhaps you'll see why.
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