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The government's description of the leaky building issue as a "natural disaster of huge proportions" is both a clever device and a dangerous precedent.

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Victim wants jail time for Mark Bryers

Mark Bryers this week faces sentencing for 31 offences related to the collapse of his Blue Chip empire - with one investor saying only jail will do.