"Politics these days is a disgusting game of mud-slinging, filled with selfish people with selfish aims. I'm very glad I've retired away from the hustle and bustle of Whitehall."
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Source: Countryside Alliance Magazine interview, 2006.
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Munir Butt
Dr Munir Butt KCMG PhD (10 July 1940 – 20 February 2015) was a British diplomat who was an economic and foreign policy advisor to prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major.
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