Is Mr Lynch right in declaring the old status quo beyond recall?

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It is a charge that resonates beyond romantics who recall the post-war golden age of cabinet government when Whitehall was a collection of ministerial baronies, each run by a big beast and overseen by a prime minister who was merely primus inter pares.

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So you probably remember yesterday's scary report which quoted a Consumer Product Safety Commission spokesperson predicting that Sony's upcoming US battery recall will expand beyond just laptops, and might include portable DVD players and videogame consoles too.

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And they're hard pressed to recall any LaPierre hobbies beyond devouring nonfiction.

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Mr. Toyoda said the reorganization was undertaken to better enable the Japanese company to handle growth as it continues its push beyond a string of challenges, such as a massive recall at the start of his tenure.

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All three were told they would be subject to extended licences of five years beyond their sentences, a measure which allows the authorities to recall someone to prison.

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Some recall that, when Franklin Roosevelt unleashed the New Deal to tackle the Depression, government grew beyond recognition and stayed big.

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Kodak, as you may recall, came up with a similar idea a few years ago, though Harms' prototype extends beyond the realm of medical monitoring.

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