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We spend much time on the great affairs of state, as we have this afternoon, and rightly so.
They were cheap, and they turned up to take part in the affairs of state of this country.
So 10 minutes is but a drop in the ocean in the affairs of state.
Why should health, safety and the environment be considered to be more sensitive and less proper for public disclosure than those grand affairs of state?
We debate the great affairs of state in calm and measured terms.
We have an opportunity to say that everyone who discusses legislation and affairs of state should be elected.
We all recognise that there are highly sensitive affairs of state which, in the public interest, must be kept confidential.
Those who most need the state's efforts are often those who make the least effort to influence affairs of state.
