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- The Harrogate Agenda
EU Referendum (Today) - Well, we dun it. A very successful meeting, with an unexpected outcome. I'll report later today when I've had some sleep.COMMENT: "HARROGATE CONFERENCE" THREAD... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Michael Gove should be held to account over the crisis facing London’s schools
Left Foot Forward (Today) - I would like to see Michael Gove asked the following question: does he stand for every school child, or just those who attend academies and free schools?... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Will Angelina Jolie Help End Climate-Change Denial, And Help The Republican Party?
Eagle Eye Blog - The Independent (Today) - Terrific double Question To Which The Answer Is No asked by Forbes and spotted by Tom Doran. That is number 950 and 951 in the long-running series of the book.Number 952 was generated this morning,... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Pity The Man Who Is Suzanne Moore's Accountant...
Ambush Predator (Today) - Two gems from Suzanne Moore’s column on house prices: My pension fund has collapsed. So I reach for a buy-to-let property – yes, the insane spiral of property madness – that was to provide my... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Afghan interpreters may move to the UK – security forces have no safe haven | Jon Boone
The Guardian - Politics (Today) - Afghanistan's security forces are more vulnerable to the Taliban than translators based in Kabul, but they will carry on regardlessWhen I met Rahmatullah two years ago he was laid up in bed in Kabul's towering... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Letter from the Leader: Coming together
Liberal Democrats (Today) - This was a week that put things in perspective. I know I speak for all Liberal Democrats when I say that our thoughts are with the family and friends of Drummer Lee Rigby – the... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Woolwich attack provokes anti-Muslim backlash across UK
Daily Telegraph - Politics (Today) - The murder of soldier Lee Rigby has provoked a backlash of anti-Muslim anger across the UK, including the attacking of mosques, racial abuse and comments on social media. ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- ALEX BRUMMER: Capital cost of ethical Co-operative bank
Alex Brummer (Today) - In the immediate aftermath of the 2007-08 banking crisis there was much discussion as to why mutual ownership, where there is less pressure to make and distribute profits, was a preferable structure for banks.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Afghan interpreters may move to the UK – security forces have no safe haven | Jon Boone
Politics + Comment (Today) - Afghanistan's security forces are more vulnerable to the Taliban than translators based in Kabul, but they will carry on regardlessWhen I met Rahmatullah two years ago he was laid up in bed in Kabul's towering... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Pollard hands £30m library deal on a plate to builders Laings
Inside Croydon (Today) - Croydon’s secretive council is at it again, this time sneaking out a report just before the Bank Holiday weekend that announces that Tim Pollard, the deputy leader of the Conservative-run council, has decided that he... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Afghan interpreters may move to the UK – security forces have no safe haven | Jon Boone
Guardian Comment is Free (Politics) (Today) - Afghanistan's security forces are more vulnerable to the Taliban than translators based in Kabul, but they will carry on regardlessWhen I met Rahmatullah two years ago he was laid up in bed in Kabul's towering... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- LibLink… Menzies Campbell MP: Syria needs Britain’s help but it does not need our weapons
Liberal Democrat Voice (Today) - Menzies Campbell has written an article for the Guardian about our role in the conflict in Syria in which he expresses concern about Government plans to veto an extension of the arms embargo. The first... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Donside: Labour candidate unsure how wealthy he is
Scottish National Party (Today) - Labour's Willie Young - who awarded himself a 5% pay rise as a councillor - is unable to confirm whether he is a millionaire... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Tory infighting reaches north of the border
- More media Big Questions post-Woolwich
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- Losing the loser’s game
The Cobden Centre (Today) - “The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Eat the Rich: A digestif?
The Commentator (Today) - Tax is back on the political agenda. But, as always, the parasites in Westminster just don’t get that they are talking about our money... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- If Europe is to tackle its demographic decline it should take lessons from the USA’s comprehensive immigration reforms
LSE UK Politics & Policy (Today) - With declining birth rates and an ageing population, Europe is facing the threat of a demographic decline by the middle of the century. Facing similar challenges, the US has recently moved to reform its immigration... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Letter from the Leader: Coming together
Andrew Stunell MP (Today) - This was a week that put things in perspective. I know I speak for all Liberal Democrats when I say that our thoughts are with the family and friends of Drummer Lee Rigby - the... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Xi Jinping’s U.S. Visit: What It Tells Us
The Diplomat (Today) - An official announcement on May 21 revealed that Chinese President Xi Jinping will be visiting the United States in June, where he will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama at a Californian retreat. The visit... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Three Reasons for the U.S. to Like Iran’s Presidential Candidates
- Becoming a Living Wage City – an ambition worth having
Labour List (Today) - A cleaner met me on the corridor the other day as I was leaving the office and gave me a huge hug. “Thank you, City Mayor,” she told me “that’s been the best news for... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- British police arrest man after spy claim in soldier case
Reuters UK News (Today) - LONDON (Reuters) - British counter-terrorism police arrested a man at the BBC's headquarters after an interviewee said that security services tried to recruit one of the two suspects in the murder of a soldier in... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News› - In Memory of Carl Poll
The Centre for Welfare Reform (Today) - We remember the great pioneer and innovator Carl Poll.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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