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Wednesday 8 February 2012

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A clarification

In the issue dated 28th January, a note at the bottom of my article gave the impression that I was paying for the transformation of Auckland Castle.

It’s true that I was responsible for buying the Zurbarans, but the transformation of Auckland Castle is going to need the work of many hands, many pockets and many prayers. If you can help, can you let me know?

Jonathan Ruffer
jruffer@ruffer.co.uk

Miliband gets the better of Cameron on the NHS

James Forsyth

The exchanges today were not particularly enlightening but Miliband had the better of them. There was, though, one effective counter-attack from Cameron where he compared what is happening to the NHS in England to what is happening in Wales where the devolved administration is sticking with the status quo. There’s mileage in this argument if the coalition has the patience to develop it.

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