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Ed Miliband may be stumbling – but don’t forget his huge headstart

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issue 17 August 2013

Coming back to the office after a holiday is never a pleasant experience. There’s the clogged inbox, the reminders that you have left undone those things which you ought to have done, and the realisation that you won’t get another break for months. But even by these standards, Ed Miliband has had a difficult return to work.

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