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Some of today's comics are guilty not so much of being offensive, but of just not being clever, funny or flexible enough to do their jobs without being offensiveWhen did British comedians get so whiney? It's getting difficult (Read More)
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Ministers in minority governments live from day to day, hoping to find the right moment to call the general election that will give them a decisive majority but fearing that it will be forced on them at a time when their unp (Read More)
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There is a lot of sense in Tory thinking but they must do more to close the gap between rich and poorAlthough the next election sometimes seems like a choice between root canal work and an operation for haemorrhoids, I do at (Read More)
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With the Tory lead down to six points, Cameron must prepare for a close-run raceIN POLITICS, as in war, an element of surprise is vital. It is not an advantage Gordon Brown is likely to seize. He has a record of missing oppor (Read More)
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Peter Robinson warns Sinn Féin that policing and justice row threatens devolutionNorthern Ireland's first minister vowed yesterday not to walk away from the Assembly, even if the row with Sinn Féin over policing and justice r (Read More)
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A Tory landslide seemed inevitable at the next general election. But recent soundings show a different trend as Labour benefits from optimism about the economyAlastair Campbell is not normally one to trash the state of the na (Read More)
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Hollywood figures quit 'rip-off' church as Australian prime minister threatens parliamentary inquiry into its activitiesThe security at the red-brick and glass-walled horseshoe of the John Joseph Moakley courthouse on Boston' (Read More)
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President vows to defend Egyptians abroad as violence spreads across Cairo and AlgiersEgyptian president Hosni Mubarak ratcheted up the diplomatic tension with Algeria yesterday as football-related violence continued to sprea (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
With today's poll suggesting a shrinking Tory lead, David Cameron could find himself governing with a tiny majority or none at allA spectre is stalking the corridors of Westminster, the spectre of a hung parliament. The prosp (Read More)
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Political pundits are beginning to recognise that the The A recognition that the election is not over yetoutcome of the general election is far from certainand bloggers. At the same time, anxiety is spreading among Tory MPs, (Read More)
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If the Tory leader wins the next election, he faces a media battle between News Corp and Google which could split his inner circleIt's the war for Cameron's ear. Greeting David Cameron, should he win the keys to 10 Downing S (Read More)
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Chance of hung parliament as Conservative lead falls to 6%Labour's hopes of avoiding a general election rout at the hands of David Cameron's Tories will be boosted today as a new poll shows a sharp fall in the Conservatives' (Read More)
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A bravura biography paints a masterly portrait of Charles II, says Geraldine BedellIn May 1660, Charles II disembarked in front of cheering crowds at Dover, following a nine-year exile. He had been invited home by a parliamen (Read More)
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Two court cases last week sparked debate about the growth of violence among young women. Here, teenagers talk about the aggression and bullying that is part of their livesSitting on a cold concrete step by a north London cana (Read More)
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It is now 12 years since the Queen was first obliged to enter the Palace of Westminster and deliver a speech studded with the most awful New Labour clichés. Over the years, Her Majesty’s dismay during the state opening of par (Read More)
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Ian Sansom reads between the lines of three collections of correspondencePity poor Gordon Brown and his letter of condolence. Because what can one possibly say? And how can one say it? It's not as easy as it looks. Take Georg (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Unless they end in promises, and a treaty within months, Ed Miliband believes the Copenhagen talks will be a disaster. But can the British energy secretary, in Denmark for a frantic round of pre-summit diplomacy, win the argu (Read More)
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The wild escalation of top salaries goes across both sectors – and so must the solution: a high pay commissionIf ever there were a need for a high pay commission to put some rationality into out-of-control top pay scales, thi (Read More)
The Guardian:
The mood in Brussels is bleak as experts agree politicking has triumphed over ambition in the appointment of two new leaders, writes Ian TraynorEurope's hopes of translating its economic power into global political clout have (Read More)
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Lady Ashton is apparently a perfectly personable woman, but she was only chosen because she ticked the right boxesIf someone held the patent for the word "nice" they would make a fortune today: the only thing anyone can find (Read More)