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Stephen Twigg: The Government's Narrow and Old Fashioned Approach to Education is Letting Down Young People

2012-10-18T09:00:15Z

This government is letting down our young people by failing to build a modern education system fit for the modern world.

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David Clark: Six Reasons Why Miliband Has the Edge Over Cameron

2012-10-18T06:21:21Z

Conservative strategists who assumed that the leadership question would hand them a decisive advantage at the next elections will be hoping this is a flash in the pan. Here are six reasons why they are likely to be disappointed and why Miliband now has the edge over Cameron.

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Carla Buzasi: The Week That Was: Behind Every Man...

2012-10-13T19:00:00Z

With the American presidential race nearing its climax, and the Tory party conference bringing that particular political season to its end, the globe's leaders and would-be leaders have enjoyed significant laser focus from the world's media this week. Or rather, their spouses have. The saying might suggest that behind every successful man there's an equally successful woman, but in today's world it seems that behind every successful man, there's a woman whose dress sense/lipstick choice/career path (sadly often in that order) is to be analysed and debated across the political spectrum.

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Justin Byworth: Defending Aid Should Not Be Hard Sell for New Development Secretary

2012-10-10T19:00:00Z

As the government acknowledges, the reality of effective aid is far more complicated. We need to empower people in the communities we work to campaign for better health services; for better education; and for laws to protect children from early marriage and harmful labour.

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Iain Anderson: Heartstrings and Pursetrings - Dave's 'Big' Appeal to Britain

2012-10-10T07:43:34Z

In my blog following Labour conference - I asked David Cameron to grab back One Nation from Ed Miliband. Today he set out a way to do that. But it can't just be about one conference speech. He needs to land that idea in the electorate's mind day after day until May 2015.

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'We Are Faced With The Biggest Onslaught Disabled People Have Ever Faced'

2012-10-10T06:50:46Z

David Cameron has been accused of ignoring cuts to disability benefits in his keynote speech to the Conservative party conference, where he emphasised...

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Emily Stacey: Eau de Boris Infuses the Air at the Conservative Party Conference

2012-10-09T08:43:35Z

Once again stealing the limelight on centre stage, Boris Johnson has lifted the spirit of the Tory party conference and has unsurprisingly hit the headlines whilst doing so. Does he secretly have ambitions of one day leading the Conservatives? Let's see where we are in 2016.

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Hunt: The NHS Belongs To All Of Us

2012-10-09T07:06:27Z

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt gave a highly-personal defence of the Conservatives' attitude to the NHS on Tuesday.

Hunt, attacked for comments last ...

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How Many Tweets Make A T**t?

2012-10-09T04:56:59Z

Bookmakers will be counting their losses today after David Cameron defied expectations by racking up more than 100,000 followers on Twitter in a matte...

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Firing On All Cylinders?

2012-10-09T04:41:35Z

David Cameron insisted today that the government will stick with its economic strategy despite warnings that the economy is set to shrink by 0.4% this...

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Cameron: I'm Not Bothered By Boris

2012-10-09T03:31:14Z

David Cameron has denied he envies Boris Johnson's "rockstar status", just hours after the mayor was given a "celebrity-style" welcome in Birmingham a...

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'The Public Should Be In No Doubt The Law Is On Their Side'

2012-10-09T01:01:56Z

Frightened householders who over-react when confronted by burglars will get more protection under government plans, the new Justice Secretary will say...

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Kate's 18 And Just Had A Baby; George Osborne Wants To Take Away Her Housing Benefit

2012-10-08T09:17:35Z

George Osborne has been accused of targeting the poor and young families after he announced a government plan to cut an extra £10bn from the benefits...

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Liberal Democrats Signal Fight With Osborne Over Benefits

2012-10-08T09:05:10Z

George Osborne pledged to cut a further £10bn from the welfare budget in his keynote speech to Conservative party conference on Monday - as Nick Cleg...

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'Workers Of The World Unite'.. And Give Up Your Employment Rights

2012-10-08T07:19:43Z

George Osborne attempted to mark his government out as radical, reforming and tough on Monday, in a speech that outlined plans to slash the welfare bu...

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Boris Champions The 'Squeezed Middle'

2012-10-08T02:09:58Z

London Mayor Boris Johnson has championed the cause of middle income families, saying they're feeling "utterly and understandably ignored", as he prep...

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Conservative Leadership: Who Follows Dave? Top Ten Contenders

2012-10-05T11:25:50Z

Seeing as we wildly speculated about who could succeed Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband based on no evidence that their positions as party leaders were unde...

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Boris Johnson Fails To Rule Out Becoming Tory Leader

2012-10-07T15:28:46Z

Boris Johnson today declined to rule out the possibility of a future bid to become Conservative leader and Prime Minister, but insisted he supports Da...

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'Ed Miliband, You Are No Disrael'

2012-10-07T12:05:52Z

William Hague today tried to seize back Benjamin Disraeli for the Tories after Ed Miliband last week claimed the One Nation mantle for Labour.

Mr M...

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Philip Hammond's 'New Deal'

2012-10-07T13:01:43Z

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has unveiled a "new deal" for forces reservists as he encouraged large firms to follow the example of Whitehall and o...

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William Hague: Less Is More When It Comes To Europe

2012-10-07T12:09:50Z

Less is better when it comes to Britain's relationship with Europe, William Hague said today as he demanded a "new settlement" with the UK's neig...

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Celebrities Ask For 'Reassurances' Over Leveson

2012-10-07T10:20:31Z

The forthcoming report of the Leveson inquiry is already the subject of a political tussle with the prime minister claiming he does not want "heavy-ha...

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Cameron Backs Calls For 'Modest' Abortion Restriction

2012-10-07T08:11:14Z

David Cameron has said he is in favour of a "modest" reduction in the abortion time limit, just days after his health secretary backed banning termina...

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Miliband: Too Many Low-Skilled Immigrants In UK

2012-10-04T11:10:17Z

Migration by low-skilled workers into the UK is too high and action must be taken to reduce it, Labour leader Ed Miliband said on Thursday.

Miliban...

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10 Answers From Labour

2012-10-03T11:48:14Z

It took 65 minutes and 7,369 words for Ed Miliband to silence his doubters at Labour party conference. The headlines the day after his speech? Ed's th...

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