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John Morley: Yet short as the Salisbury government has been, it would not at all surprise me if this were to be shorter still, such…

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Yet short as the Salisbury government has been, it would not at all surprise me if this were to be shorter still, such are the difficulties that bristle round the Irish question.
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John Morley

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Morley reflects on the challenges faced by the Salisbury government regarding the Irish question.

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