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Parliament's next crisis: a dangerous shortage of middle-aged men

When ex-ministers immediately quit the Commons, a vital resource is lost

26 July 2014

9:00 AM

26 July 2014

9:00 AM

The House of Commons is off for the summer. But few MPs and ministers expect to make it through to September without the House being recalled because of the grim international situation. This has been the worst year for the West in foreign policy terms since 1979. A terrorist enclave has been established in the heart of the Middle East, Iraq has confirmed its status as an Iranian vassal state, Russia has annexed Crimea with minimal consequences and the West has not even been able to come up with a robust response to Moscow-backed rebels shooting down a civilian airliner...

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