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Wow! A political rambling?! It’s about bloody time. I know, I’ve been very lapse of late and I think this is probably the first proper ramble I’ve had since the anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death. My political fire has reignited and it’s mostly thanks to the memoirs of ex-Business Secretary Lord Mandelson; reading The Third Man: Life at the Heart of New Labour has really spurred me on to get back into following British Politics. And what a day to rediscover my political passion. 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