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The thing about politicians in Britain is that they are out there, you can lobby them, get close to them, there are loads of ways you can protest against them, and booing is a pretty weak way of doing it.
Alastair Campbell
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Alastair Campbell
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 25
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Alastair John Campbell
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