Warne is not going to be playing in this series, those who want him in the team need to face up to reality.

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"Take your head out of the sand and face up to reality because it will hit you between the eyes like a steam train if you don't wake up to it, " he said.

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Or is it, as many argue, an inability to tap into the political zeitgeist and face up to the reality that building powerful local leaders and tapping into regional issues are key to its national electoral fortunes?

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But there was also a widespread reluctance to face up to this reality.

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Mr Osborne's corporate tax policy is however vulnerable to a more fundamental criticism, that it doesn't face up to the fiscal reality of a global economy dominated by multinationals, which is that trying to force them to pay tax in a particular country is like endeavouring to squeeze a giant blancmange into a small box: the more you try, the bigger the leaks.

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"Germany has woken up at last to the reality that they may face a large net migration, " he told MPs.

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"Deep down there was always the hope something might turn up but, unfortunately, we must now face reality and accept that isn't going to happen", Mr Turner added.

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