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Zimbabwe’s Dr Benito Speaks!

Many thanks to Isaac Chotiner for pointing out the latest example of what he rightly considers to be Scoop-turned-fact. One the one hand, Zimbabwe’s opposition leaders are being detained, on the other there’s the confiscation of American food-aid which, rather than reach its intended target, was requisitioned to feed ZANU-PF supporters.

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Scots have, in the past, bragged about having the best education system in the world. Scottish sixth-formers study a broader range of subjects and aren’t forced to specialise too early. And look at our history: the literature, the Enlightenment, our universities, all due to world-class schools. But however true this may once have been, it’s

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