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The Spectator's Notes: When all three parties agree, something must be wrong

Plus: Shirley Temple vs Graham Greene, and the poetry of le Metro

22 February 2014

9:00 AM

22 February 2014

9:00 AM

Those of us who want a referendum on the European Union need to be cautious in our approach to the Scottish one. What is sauce for Alex Salmond’s goose may prove sauce for the European gander. We should not assume, for example, that José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, is telling the truth.

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