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Philip Murphy

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Hull-born academic & author of 'The Empire's New Clothes: the Myth of the Commonwealth'. Interested in that sort of thing. Director of @historypolicy

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In 2017, when the Commonwealth Games had to find a host, “The Palace went to the government and said: ‘It’s the Queen’s jubilee in 2022, you need to do something’.. UK Sport also then got a call. There was genuine pressure and that made Birmingham happen.”theguardian.com/sport/2023/dec…

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