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# get and read ParlGov cabinet data
tbl <- 'view_cabinet.csv'

if( ! tbl %in% list.files()) {
  download.file(paste0('http://www.parlgov.org/static/data/development-cp1252/', tbl),  tbl)
}

## Base R approach

cab <- read.csv(tbl, fileEncoding = 'cp1252', as.is = TRUE)