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Julian has written for the New Statesman, London Review of Books and openDemocracy among others. He is an experienced touring cyclist and writes frequently about world politics by bicycle. A book about his 2009 circumnavigation by bicycle is waiting to be published. He blogs at http://thisisnotforcharity.blogspot.com/

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