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- 1 2 3 Alex H. Wood, The Times Guide to the House of Commons: April 1992, p.201
- ↑ David Kemball-Cook, Chris Mattingly and Mallen Baker, The Green Budget: An Emergency Programme for the UK
- ↑ "Mallen Baker: Electoral history and profile", The Guardian
- 1 2 John Morrisey, "How Green Was My Party?", Synthesis/Regeneration #13
- ↑ Nicholas Schoon, "Parkin quits Green Party leadership: Resignation letter condemns 'endless redundant skirmishes' between die-hard faction and reformers", The Independent , 27 August 1992
- ↑ Duncan Brack, Why I am a Liberal Democrat, pp.14-16
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