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Andrew Marr: December elections are a very bad idea

30 November 2019

9:00 AM

30 November 2019

9:00 AM

December elections are a bad idea. Never mind politicians talking rot — the ludicrous promises, the ludicrous numbers — it’s the lack of light and the foul weather that is making this one so bleak. People should be out of their houses, having lively conversations in the daylight, queuing for public meetings, hammering placards on to fences or alongside fields.

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