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Vol. 32 No. 9 · 13 May 2010
page 17 | 2335 words

Votes v. Seats

John Lanchester

John Lanchester's article in this issue was made up of four posts from his election blog (Smell the Glove / North Korean Flavour / How to Break the System / End of the World). For more on the election, click here.

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page 17 | 2335 words

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