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Gordon Brown promised to abolish boom and bust. He has kept half his promise.

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William Hague
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: March 26
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British Politician
Historian
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Politician
William Jefferson Hague
Baron Hague of Richmond
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Governments that block the aspirations of their people, that steal or are corrupt, that oppress and torture or that deny freedom of expression and human rights should bear in mind that they will find it increasingly hard to escape the judgement of their own people, or where warranted, the reach of international law.
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