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Thursday, March 22, 2007

The Devil's Kitchen: 50 Reasons Why The Independent Hasn't Got A Clue

Devil's Kitchen gives a thorough fisking of the Independent's article "50 reasons to love the EU"

The Devil's Kitchen: 50 Reasons Why The Independent Hasn't Got A Clue

I particularly like number 28
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