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Little More than an Extension of France

Hugo Young

  • The Isles: A History by Norman Davies

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Hugo Young was a political columnist on the Guardian. His books include One of Us, a biography of Margaret Thatcher, and This Blessed Plot: Britain and Europe from Churchill to Blair. He died in September 2003.

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