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Perverts, weirdos and by-elections

The News Agents

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Kia Starma and Education

There were too many cases where there wasn't enough investment of thinking behind what happened. One previous foreign secretary had spoken inappropriately to a family. They gave something but didn't think through the consequences or how that might be applied. Are the Americans better at this than us? Roger Carson, who's their expert and their lead on arbitrary detentions,. He can cut through any government department, he can make sure things happen. And so he learns from each case. The problem is otherwise these British nationals sometimes diplomatic geopolitical priorities can override the need to get these people home.

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