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Like it or not, the Middle East runs through our politics
The Dunkley by-election will be fought and lost on kitchen table issues. But it is a distant conflict that is piling pressure on political parties and even the national broadcaster.
Laura TingleColumnistGovernments do a lot of stuff that most of the public doesn’t give a stuff about, a politician observed this week. They just want to know that the issue is being dealt with in a way that means they don’t have to think about it.
Similarly, there are plenty of subjects which journalists persistently report on, and ask politicians about, which don’t hold quite the same fascination for many members of the public.
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