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Exploring its subsequent impact on the june 2017 general election, they reveal the extent to which brexit has shattered the contemporary equilibrium of british politics. Previously, he was a reporter at bbc news, contributing to the bbc news website and radio five live. British politics for dummies julian knight author michael pattison author 2015 chinas future. The dummies book series by multiple authors includes books ajax for dummies for dummies computertech, prince2 for dummies, kindle fire hd for dummies, and several more. Jun 08, 2017 the uk general election explained for nonbrits video its election day again.
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