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That Mr Men Speech and Why Mr Gove Is Not Mr Right

Hilary Robinson | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Genocide, History, Germany, Nazi Germany, Aaron Stebbings, World War Two, George Orwell, Hitler, Children's University, World War One, Soviet Union, Weimar Republic, Andrew Marr, Third Reich, Hilary Robinson, Michael Gove, Russel Tarr, Oxford University, Mr Men, The Times, UK Universities & Education News
Hilary Robinson

Having gone to a comprehensive school in an area of considerable social depravation I can speak for talented teachers who were specially selected for their ability to maintain control and to enthuse their students with imaginative and inspired ideas.

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'I'm Frankly Lucky To Be Alive'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.04.2013 | UK
Read More: UK Media, Bbc News, Bbc, UK News, Andrew Marr Stroke, Strokes, Andrew Marr, UK News

BBC presenter Andrew Marr has made his first television appearance since suffering a stroke three and a half months ago. Marr told viewers of his S...

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Mehdi's Morning Memo: Poor Savers Saved; Rich Russians Screwed

Huffington Post | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 25.03.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: European Debt Crisis, Mehdi's Morning Memo, Mehdis-Morning-Memo, William Hague, Michael Gove, Ukba, David Cameron, Andrew Marr, Angelina Jolie, Immigration, Michael Heseltine, Cyprus, Eu, Lin Home, Boris Johnson, UK Politics News

The ten things you need to know on Monday 25 March 2013... 1) POOR SAVES SAVED; RICH RUSSIANS SCREWED What is it with politicians and late-Sunda...

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Mehdi's Morning Memo: 'Permission To Obfuscate'

Huffington Post | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 24.03.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Mehdis-Morning-Memo, Mehdi's Morning Memo, Eddie Mair, Plebgate, David Cameron, Andrew Marr, Ed Miliband, Andrew Mitchell, Immigration, Social Housing, Cyprus, Boris Johnson, Boris Berezovsky, UK Politics News

The five things you need to know on Sunday 24 March 2013... 1) 'PERMISSION TO OBSFUSCATE' Those Tories who are desperate for Boris Johnson to re...

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Andrew Marr Leaves Hospital After Two Months Recovering From Stroke

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 01.03.2013 | UK
Read More: UK News, Stroke, Andrew Marr Show, Bbc, Andrew Marr Stroke, Andrew Marr, UK Politics, Bbc News, Strokes, UK News

The BBC's Andrew Marr has left hospital after almost two months and is hoping to return to work later this year, the corporation said. Marr, presen...

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Jeremy Vine To Stand In On Andrew Marr Show

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.01.2013 | UK
Read More: Jeremy Vine, Andrew Marr Show, UK News, Bbc, British Broadcasting Corporation, Health, Andrew Marr, UK Politics, Start the Week, UK Media, Heart Disease, UK News

Jeremy Vine is to stand in for Andrew Marr on this weekend's edition of The Andrew Marr Show as the broadcaster continues to "make progress" after his...

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Andrew Marr 'Responding To Medication' After Stroke

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.01.2013 | UK
Read More: Andrew Marr Conscious, Bbc, Andrew Marr Stroke, News, Andrew Marr Recovery, Andrew Marr, UK News

Broadcaster Andrew Marr is conscious and "responding to medication" while "continuing to progress" as he recovers in hospital following a stroke, the ...

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BBC Presenter Suffers Stroke

PA | Posted 09.01.2013 | UK
Read More: Heart Problems, Bbc, Andrew Marr Show, UK News, British Broadcasting Corporation, Health, UK Politics, Andrew Marr, Start the Week, UK Media, UK News

Broadcaster Andrew Marr is recovering in hospital after suffering a stroke, according to the BBC. The journalist and television presenter was taken...

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Leaving EU Would Not Be 'End Of The World'

PA | Posted 16.12.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Cbi, Europe, News, UK Conservative Party, Boris Johnson Europe, Andrew Marr, Boris Johnson, UK Politics News

Leaving the European Union would not be "the end of the world" for Britain, London mayor Boris Johnson said on Sunday. Mr Johnson - seen as a poten...

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Pro-Leveson Petition Tops 100,000 Signiatures

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.12.2012 | UK
Read More: Hacked Off, Press Regulation, UK Labour, David Cameron, UK Conservatives, UK Politics, Nick Clegg, UK Media, Milly Dowler, Leveson Report, UK Politics News, Video, UK News, Fleet Street, Maria Miller, Christopher Jefferies, Hugh Grant, Gerry McCann, News of the World, Andrew Marr, Ed Miliband, Hacked Off Petition, Culture Secretary, Madeleine McCann, Leveson Inquiry, UK News

Hacked Off's online petition calling on the government to comply with the findings of the Leveson Inquiry has been signed by more than 100,000 people....

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British Troops 'Could Be Deployed In Syria'

PA | Posted 11.11.2012 | UK
Read More: British Army, Syria Civil War, UK News, British Troops, Downing Street, Chief of the Defence Staff, David Cameron, Andrew Marr, Syria Crisis, Bashar Assad, Syria Violence, Syria, General Sir David Richards, Video, UK News

British troops could be deployed to intervene in Syria in the event of a major humanitarian crisis, the head of the armed forces said today. Genera...

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The Case for War - How War Has Brought Us Language, Religion, Culture and Technology

Andrew Marr | Posted 20.11.2012 | Home
Read More: History, Mediterranean, Andrew Marr, UK News, UK World, Afghanistan, Civilisation, Culture, Home News
Andrew Marr

If we know one thing, we know wars are dreadful, the worst that can happen to mankind. So how can we deal with the awkward fact that, in the great sweep of human history, wars have surprisingly often produced the breakthroughs, in ideas as well as technologies, the rest of us then come to depend on?

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'Honourable' G4S Defended By Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt

PA | Posted 15.07.2012 | UK
Read More: Harriet Harman, 2012 Olympics, Bbc, UK News, Jeremy Hunt, g4s, Andrew Marr, UK News

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt today defended beleaguered security giant G4S, insisting it was "completely normal" for contractors on projects like the...

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It's Still A Bob Or Two: Diamond Gives Up £20m Payout - But Still Gets £2m In Benefits

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.07.2012 | UK
Read More: Conservative Party, Marcus Agius, UK News, Bob Diamond, Ed Balls, Labour Party, Libor, UK Economy, Andrew Marr, Vince Cable, Barclays, UK News

In the wake of the rate-rigging scandal, former Barclays boss Bob Diamond has voluntarily waived a £20m bonus package - but will still walk away wit...

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100 More Reasons Why the British are Fantastic. Please Don't Blush. It's True!

Melanie Batley | Posted 01.09.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Georege Osborne; Conservative Party, David Cameron, Hugh Grant, Andrew Marr, UK Lifestyle News
Melanie Batley

102. Lady Astor... American of origin, but converted... come on, you can't dispute her. First female MP, regardless of how it happened. Also happened to be a Tory, naturally. 103. Wallis Simpson. Again, try to argue with me. My answer is 'A B D I C A T I O N'. 104. The Food. (Yup, that's what I said. The Food.)

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WATCH: 'Cassetteboy Vs. The Diamond Queen' Is Filthy, Funny

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 28.05.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Video, Cassetteboy, Bbc, Cassette Boy the Queen, Andrew Marr, UK Viral Videos, The Queen, Queen Elizabeth II, UK Comedy News

Cassetteboy have pointed their barbed satirical spike in the direction of many esteemed people over the years, including James Bond, Alan Sugar and, u...

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LIVE: Paxman And Marr Give Evidence At Leveson Inquiry

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 23.07.2012 | UK
Read More: UK Media, Jeremy Paxman, UK News, Leveson Media Inquiry, Phone Hacking, Andrew Marr, Leveson Inquiry, UK News

BBC presenter Andrew Marr has given evidence at the Leveson inquiry into press standards. He said that the country had looked "agog" at some of the...

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Jeremy Paxman Tells Inquiry Piers Morgan Told Him How To Hack Phones

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 23.07.2012 | UK
Read More: UK Media, Jeremy Paxman, Phone Hacking, Leveson Media Inquiry, UK News, Leveson Inquiry, Andrew Marr, UK News

Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman has told the Leveson inquiry into press standards that Piers Morgan told him how to hack phones at a dinner in 2002....

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Leveson To Hear From Hunt's Ex-Adviser And News Corp Lobbyist

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 18.05.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Adam Smith, Peter Mandelson, Tom Watson, Phone Hacking, Andrew Marr, Jeremy Paxman, Fred Michel, Leveson Inquiry, UK Politics News

Adam Smith, Jeremy Hunt's former special adviser who was forced to quit after admitting he had inappropriate contact with News International, will giv...

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The Economy Is Still Our Priority, Insists Osborne

PA | Posted 06.05.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Queen's Speech, Coalition, George Osbourne, UK News, Economy, Andrew Marr, Lords Reform, UK Business, UK Politics News

George Osborne insisted on Sunday the government was "straining every effort" to tackling the economy as he indicated controversial reforms of the Hou...

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Titanic Coverage Not 'Tasteless', Says Politician

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK
Read More: Bbc, UK News, Mtv, Andrew Marr, Julian Fellowes, The Andrew Marr Show, UK News

Criticism of the Titanic commemoration events is "ill-informed", an Northern Ireland Assembly member said. BBC presenter Andrew Marr branded parts ...

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They Choke Chimpanzees Don't They

David McAlmont | Posted 04.06.2012 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Andrew Marr, Hartlepool, Benefit Concert, Music v Cancer, Cigarette Smoke, Heart Disease, Pixies, Music, Monkeys, UK Entertainment News
David McAlmont

After the concert I mention the monkey business. There is a prompt harrumph from the Hartlepudlian gentleman who is manning the hotel bar after hours for our delectation.

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Top TV For The Week Ahead

The Huffington Post UK | Caroline Frost | Posted 20.02.2012 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Waterloo Road, Social Network Stalker, UK TV, Andrew Marr, Brit Awards, The Diamond Queen, Tonight's TV Pick, Brits, UK Entertainment News

Here are our TV picks of the week, including more Scandinavian drama... phew. Monday The Diamond Queen - 9pm, BBC1 This insider's look at the ...

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Tonight's TV Pick: The Diamond Queen

The Huffington Post UK | Sarah Dean | Posted 06.02.2012 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Bbc, Andrew Marr, Diamond Jubilee, Uktv, Tv Reviews, Elizabeth Ii, The Queen, The Diamond Queen, Tonight's TV Pick, UK Entertainment News

As the Queen marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne, now seems a fitting time to take stock of what she's achieved since becoming Q...

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Douglas Alexander: St Paul's Cathedral Wrong To Close Its Doors On Protesters

PA | Posted 06.01.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Jeremy Vine, Occupy, Shadow-Foreign-Minister, Douglas Alexander, Andrew Marr, St. Paul's Cathedral, UK Politics News

St Paul's Cathedral was wrong to shut its doors as protesters camped out on its steps, the shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander has said. Mr ...

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