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The Commission had to be dissolved, and a Parliamentary head was added; the result is not perfect, but it is an amazing improvement on what would have happened in the old system.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot acknowledges the improvements made by adding a Parliamentary head to the Commission.
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