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In Defence Of A Distinctive British Culture

Michael Bentley THE LESSONS OF HISTORY by Michael Howard OUP, £17.50, pp. 217 W ith the tanks and oil-wells still blaz- ing in the desert, Sir Michael Howard could hardly have......

Cuts By Labour, Reforms From The Tories

David Willetts THE STATE OF WELFARE: THE WELFARE STATE IN BRITAIN SINCE 1974 edited by John Hills Clarendon Press, £40, pp.412 I n the public sector you get more money by saying......