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Anti-smoking zealots are censoring reality Politics

Anti-smoking zealots are censoring reality

20th August 2015
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Cecil the lion: hunting for outrage

29th July 2015
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Health zealots have taken over the asylum

19th January 2015
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Hands off the Grand National

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Fireworks: the killjoys’ pet hate

5th November 2009
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Bremner, Cook and the politicians' fortune

16th May 2001

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