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		bad_user on Feb 6, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: UK government declines to pardon Alan Turing That would be like admitting a clear mistake, whereas this reaction is pretty far from such admission, having as excuse the "historical context".

teamonkey on Feb 6, 2012 [–]

Not so: Gordon Brown's letter admits and apologises for the mistake that was made.

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