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Socialist Courier (Today) - We were sold a dream of a fictitious caring, sharing Welfare State. We were told that if we studied and worked hard we would be promised a well-paid job which would be enough to pay... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The biggest banks are still not curbed
Michael Meacher MP (Today) - In the 1960s banking assets accounted for some 50% of GDP. By the late 2000s they had risen to about 200% of GDP. In the case of Britain with its grossly over-extended international banking sector,... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- VAT: cross-border ruling test case starts on 1 June in 13 EU Member States
Albion Alliance (Today) - Go to Source... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News› - I’m a peer, get me out of here….
Norton View (Today) - Yesterday did not quite go as planned. I was getting ready to go to a meeting shortly before noon. Another peer left the office and, apparently without realising I was still working at my desk,... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- 22/05 – Commission calls for action on energy at the European Council Albion Alliance (Today) - Go to Source... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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Scotsman - Politics (Today) - ENIOR Conservative Murdo Fraser has questioned whether the direction of Ruth Davidson’s leadership will “be enough” to secure a revival of the party in Scotland.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- To "the wickedest city in America"
The Last Ditch (Today) - The guys who restored order to the wickedest city in America, including Messrs Masterson and Earp Almost there... Ray Artis, with whom I chatted at the Big Basin historical marker today At a truck stop... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Silence of the lambs and howling of the wolves
Lester Holloway (Today) - The attackers who committed the sickening and barbaric murder in Woolwich yesterday have got what they wanted; the beheading of a British soldier, personal infamy with their faces on every front page, and inflamed community... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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Jonathan Fryer (Today) - Over the past 40 years Graham Tope has served at almost every possible level within the British political system: MP (thanks to the famous by-election victory in Sutton and Cheam), local councillor, Leader of the... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- David Cameron's position on same-sex marriage is not a conservative one. It's a call for upheaval
Steve Doughty (Today) - Not many people read or hear the Book of Common Prayer these days. Most of the clergy of the Church of England give the impression of disliking it, some are viciously hostile, and churchgoers have... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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The Guardian - Politics (Today) - The IMF's health check on the UK has concluded that the country is 'still a long way from a strong and sustainable recovery' ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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The Times - Politics £ (Today) - A huge archive of secret documents hidden for decades in a strongroom beneath the Cabinet Office has been revealed for the...... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Ekklesia daily e-briefing resumes
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- Obituary: Lynda Pugh; feminist, socialist, anti nuclear and troops out campaigner, pioneer in women's aid who helped set up the first refuge in Birmingham.
Organised Rage (Today) - Lynda Pugh, who has died of cancer aged 64, was a political and social campaigner who strove to improve the lives of others. She was involved with many different causes and made many friends through... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Woolwich Terror attack
The Barnet Eye (Today) - Like may people, I have been shocked by the brutal attack in Woolwich today. Firstly my condolences go out to the family of the victim. It seems that this brutal attack was a rather cowardly... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Which councillor received a court summons for non-payment of council tax?
Trial by Jeory (Today) - The answer is: I don’t know. And although Tower Hamlets council recovered the arrears by deducting the cash from the member’s annual allowance, it is now citing data protection laws to keep the name secret.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Wealth Inequality in America; and Brits do not be smug as UK is not far behind.
- ‘Bitter fruit’ this time as well?
Shiraz Socialist (Today) - Remind you of anything? This, for instance: Horror in the United States: Bitter fruit of US policy Socialist Worker, Sat 15 Sep 2001 The full horror of the attacks in the US was breaking as... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Green energy could save Britain up to £100 billion, says Government climate advisers
Daily Telegraph - Politics (Today) - Households could save up to £1,200 each if only Britain built more wind farms and nuclear power stations, David Cameron's independent energy advisers suggested today. ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Petrol retailers to hand allegations of manipulation to European investigators
- The coming demise of the NHS
The Third Estate (Today) - This is a guest post by JT White On May 13th the BBC finally opened the floor to ‘discuss’ the health-care reforms that have been passed and are well under way. The section 75 regulations... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›