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By asking the question 'Am I happy?,' and via the answer setting out what I mean by happiness, there is a political route that can be taken, by asking another question - 'Can politics deliver happiness, and should it try?'

Alastair Campbell

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Alastair Campbell
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 25
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West Yorkshire
Alastair John Campbell
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