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Just in case you missed them… | 5 September 2011

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…here are some of the posts made at Spectator.co.uk over the weekend.

Hamish Macdonnell reveals Murdo Fraser’s plans to disband the Scottish Conservatives.

Fraser Nelson supports the idea, and says Nick Clegg’s opposition to profit-making schools is self-defeating.

James Forsyth says the government won’t back down on its planning reforms.

In Triploi, Justin Marozzi visits the remains of the Gaddafi family fortress.

And on the Arts Blog, Jerry Hayes talks to Hannah Rothschild about her Peter Mandelson documentary.

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