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he unceremonial end of Ken Clarke's political career is a sad demise for a man who always stood apart from both his own party and from the political norm. The jazz-loving, beer-drinking former Chancellor was always going to be popular in an age when spin and political stage-management are the order of the day. Not for him the sharp suit or the pager message from the top; Mr Clarke's Hush Puppies were treading their very own path.
Many rated his performance at the Treasury after the dark days of Black Wednesday in 1992 - helped perhaps by a little subtle spin from Mr Clarke himself - as one of the better efforts of last century.See the full content of this document
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Last-Chance Saloon Calls Time On Ken Clarke
Yet his party was reluctant to embrace him, and that coldness was clear for all to see yesterday. Mr ...
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