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Obama v Romney - The Prize

Jon-Christopher Bua | Posted 25 May 2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Barack Obama , Mitt Romney, Arizona Politics, Democrats, Republicans, US Election, US Politics, Caucuses, Primaries, Prize

Primaries & Caucuses

Although the Democrats and the Republicans have yet to hold their late summer conventions, the 2012 race for the presidency is clearly in full gear.

We are now coming to the end of a brutalizing Republican Primary-Caucus season - beginning back in the freezing...

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Alan Johnson for Mayor in 2016?

Rayhan Haque | Posted 24 May 2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Alan Johnson, City Hall, Mayor Of London, Boris Johnson, Conservative Party, Labour Party, London

Alan Johnson MP has revealed that he is considering a bid for London Mayor in 2016. Here are four reasons why he is Labour's best choice.

1. Stopping a third term for Boris Johnson

Politicos are fascinated by the intriguing power struggles at the top of the Conservative Party between...

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Where Does Your Salad Come From?

Andrew Wasley | Posted 24 May 2012 | UK

Read More: UK Supermarkets, Ethical Living, Farming, Food, Migrant Workers, The Ecologist, Uk Impact

Exploitation in the food industry is alive and well. That's according to the latest grim report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation which studied the experiences of some of the migrant workers (almost invisibly) toiling in our fields, factories and restaurants.

According to the report's authors, who interviewed more than...

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Is it Time for Britain's Nuclear Circumcision?

Willard Foxton | Posted 24 May 2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Nuclear Weapons, UK Conservative Party, Cameron, Conservative Party, Cruise Missiles, Defense Spending, Labour Party, Miliband, Submarines, Trident

Sometimes, I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. I seem to be one of the only people who has noticed that amid the biggest financial crisis in a generation, parliament has just insouciantly waved through £350 million on some drawings of some new submarines. Maybe I'm being unfair...

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The Eurozone Faces One of Its Biggest Ever Decisions

Dr Philipp Rosler | Posted 24 May 2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Angela Merkel, Dr Philipp Rosler, Euro Crisis, Nick Clegg, UK Politics, Chancellor Merkel, Europe, Eurozone, Financial Crisis, Germany, Uk Diary

When the first Euros were printed in 1999, Europe chose a bold new future.

Economic and monetary union was a symbol of a new European self-confidence: the first currency union in Europe in modern times, within the world's largest trading bloc, and a degree of political co-operation that belied our...

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Why the Queen Makes It Hard to Be a Republican

Greg Jenner | Posted 23 May 2012 | UK

Read More: British Monarchy, Kate Middleton, Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Prince William, Queen Elizabeth II, Comedy, Diamond Jubilee, History, Republicansim

This week, many Arsenal fans experienced a strange sense of internal conflict. With resentment in their eyes, and confusion in their hearts, they found themselves cheering on their bitter rivals, Chelsea, in the Champions League Final. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend", says the Arabian proverb, and a...

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Not on our Streets

Toby Lichtig | Posted 23 May 2012 | UK

Read More: Brothels, Brothels Illegality, Domestic Violence, Lambeth, London-Prostitution, Prostitution, Prostitution Law, Prostitution Laws, Violence To Women

"Buy Sex - Pay the Price," scream the posters in Brixton Tube. A silhouette of a shady man stands underneath the headline, moodily checking his mobile phone. "Lambeth Council and Lambeth police are targeting those who buy sex," explains the blurb, helpfully reminding commuters that "Prostitution is a form of...

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Time for Less Talk and More Action on Infrastructure

Mike Robb | Posted 24 May 2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Cicero Group, George Osborne, Jesse Norman, Mike Robb, Nick Clegg, David Cameron, Infrastructure, Pfi

Earlier this year David Cameron spoke of the government's "failure of nerve" over infrastructure by pledging to hold a consultation on 'Boris Island' and reform bureaucratic planning laws.

George Osborne, too, made it a key priority in November last year when he unveiled the National Infrastructure...

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PCC National Board Gets Green Light

Ann Barnes | Posted 23 May 2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Ann Barnes, Kent Police Authority, Police Federation, Police-And-Crime-Commissioners, Sir Hugh Orde

Time is flying by and there's only six months to the new incoming Police and Crime Commissioners. There is an awful lot of work going on behind the scenes, not just locally but nationally as well.

A new national interim board has been set up that will act as...

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Is Teaching Public Service in School the Answer to Fixing 'Broken Britain'?

John Walmsley | Posted 22 May 2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Riots 2011, UK Education, Broken Britain, London Riots, Public Service, Uk Schools, Uk Students, Youth Unemployment, Youth Work

Ever since the riots blazed across UK streets and TV sets worldwide last year, debate has raged on the catalyst that sparked an estimated 15,000 individuals to become one angry mob. Around 70% of the London 2011 rioters were under the age of 24 so identifying a root cause could...

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Access to Finance for Women, G20 - Unlocking Economic Potential

Baroness Mary Goudie | Posted 22 May 2012 | UK Politics

Read More: G20 Summit, Women's Empowerment, Baroness Mary Goudie, g20, Women, Women Entrepreneurship, Women In Business, Women's Issues

The G20 represents the world's most important industrialised and developing economies and is the premier forum for international economic growth and development across the globe. Next month's meeting in Mexico brings an opportunity for the G20 to recognise the critical role that women play in global economic growth and stability...

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The Single Income Tax Would Be Fairer

John O Connell | Posted 24 May 2012 | UK Politics

Read More: 2020 Tax, 2020 Tax Commission, Single Income Tax, TaxPayers' Alliance, UK Tax, Tax

There are all sorts of weird disparities in our tax system. Why should paying yourself through a company instead of being paid directly by your employer change what tax rate you pay? Why should debt get a better deal than equity, or share buybacks a better deal than dividends?

The...

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The Disappearing Youth Vote: What the Government Should be Doing to Solve the Problem

Francois Petavy | Posted 22 May 2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Creativity, Elections 2012, Government, Innovation, Youth Vote

The Electoral Commission has confirmed its plans this week to publish a full report on the apparently dire English turnout and voting figures in July, two months after the local elections took place. The recent election turnout is estimated to be as low as 32%, the lowest since the year...

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Virgin Billionaire Sir Richard Branson Comes Out4Marriage (VIDEO)

Laurence Watts | Posted 22 May 2012 | Gay Voices

Despite the leaders of all three of Britain's main political parties having stated their support for legalising same-sex marriage, the topic was noticeably absent from the recent Queen's Speech, an event that precedes and details the government's plans for forthcoming legislation.

Two other things occurred on Wednesday, May 9,...

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The Euro-Crisis: Apocalypse Soon?

Sir Christopher Meyer | Posted 21 May 2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Camp David, Greek Banks, David Cameron, Eu, Euro, Eurozone, g8, Greek Election, Spanish Economy

The endless eurozone crisis provokes a despairing weariness. It suffocates almost every international meeting like a damp, grey blanket. The G8 has come and gone in Camp David, bringing, so it seems, a solution no nearer. Yet another EU summit will gather later this week. No-one is holding their breath...

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Will Britain Finally Get A Referendum on Europe?

Mark Seddon | Posted 21 May 2012 | UK Politics

Read More: EU Referendum, Ed Miliband, Jon Cruddas, UK Politics, Conservative, Europe, Eurozone, Labour, Lib Dems, Liberal Democrats, Referendum

A quiet suburban street set in the leafy suburbs of Cheadle, Manchester, yesterday witnessed a coming together of a former Leader of Manchester City Council, Labour MP Graham Stringer and a local Conservative MP with a strong independent streak, David Nuttall. This unlikely couple had joined forces with activists from...

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Are Afghan's Women About to be Sacrificed to the Taliban?

Kate Allen | Posted 22 May 2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Kate Allen, Nato Summit, Afghanistan, Chicago, Education, Girls, Nato, Taleban, Uk Impact, Uk Women, Un

Someone, somewhere, is keeping a tally of the number of international meetings on the future of Afghanistan held since the fall of the Taleban in 2001. It won't be a small number.

The Nato summit in Chicago has, once again, been discussing Afghanistan's prospects, specifically security after international troop...

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Will Britain Vote to Leave the EU?

Peter Kellner | Posted 21 May 2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Britain Eu, David Cameron, David Cameron Veto, Eu, Eu Voting, Eurozone, Referendum Eu

How would Britain vote in a referendum on the EU - and should Cameron or Miliband commit to calling one? Peter Kellner considers YouGov's latest poll results

According to the Observer, senior members of Labour’s shadow cabinet want Ed Miliband to commit Labour at the next election to an in-out...

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The Government Needs to Green Up its Act

Richard Lloyd | Posted 20 May 2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Green Deal, Green Energy, UK Politics, UK Environment, Clean Energy, Consumer Protection, Energy Efficiency, Uk Government, Uk Green

As the prime minister is reportedly reviewing the coalition's flagship Green Deal, we want him to take this opportunity to make big changes to ensure this scheme turns out to be a good deal for consumers.

Which? supports the ambition for homes to be more energy efficient and we welcome...

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The Week That Was: A Childish Endeavour

Carla Buzasi | Posted 20 May 2012 | UK

Read More: Aishwarya Rai, Nanny State, UK Politics, Breastfeeding, David Cameron Parenting Classes, Government Parenting, Parenting, Uk Lifestyle, Uk Parents

Who'd be a mother these days? Forget the exhaustion of broken sleep, it's all the arguments and wrangling over what's right and wrong that looks most painful.

In a week when expectant mothers were told they should actually be dieting rather than eating for two and when celebrity...

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