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Douglas Gibson: A life of persistence, loyalty, and adaptability in politics
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Douglas Gibson: A life of persistence, loyalty, and adaptability in politics

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Douglas Gibson: A life of persistence, loyalty, and adaptability in politics

Tony Leon remembers Douglas Gibson, who died last Friday, as one of the great builders of our politics. Long-lived, controversial British politician Enoch Powell memorably said, “All political lives, unless they are cut off in midstream at a happy juncture, end in failure, because that is the nature of politics and of human affairs.” Powell died [...]