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Civil service 13min ago

Punished for writing a letter to the Guardian

22 Oct 2014: Letters: A culture where staff are expected to keep their mouths shut and to toe the line would seem to permeate the whole of the civil service. HMRC found my husband guilty of ‘serious misconduct’ for contacting the press without permission
Devolution 1hr 26min ago

Cameron hails plan to fast-track devolution for English cities

22 Oct 2014: Report from City Growth Commission says ‘devo met’ could be achieved on same timetable as devolved powers for Scotland
David Cameron 2hr 3min ago

Marbles at noon, ya boo sucks, and other assurances of cogent governance

22 Oct 2014: Huffs, puffs and bickering transform Prime Minister’s Questions into something like a drawn-out election campaign
Comment is free 2hr 6min ago

Don’t dismiss public fears about migration as mere bigotry

22 Oct 2014: John Harris: David Cameron’s angst over Ukip is pushing us towards an EU exit. We need a real debate on free movement
Wind power 2hr 10min ago

Ed Davey attacks coalition partners over pledge to end wind subsidies

22 Oct 2014: Energy secretary says ‘the party that takes wind off the table is reckless’ in an attack quickly dismissed by Tory minister
Notebook 2hr 30min ago

Why the Boris Johnson effect is not to be sniffed at

22 Oct 2014: Peter Bradshaw – Notebook: The London mayor and wannabe PM sugars the pill on his non-drugs past. What a relief, as cokeheads are always the bad guys
Comment is free 2hr 38min ago

Nigel Farage needs a Polish rightwinger in his Euro group because money talks

22 Oct 2014: Mark Wallace: Robert Iwaszkiewicz helps Ukip’s European parliamentary group qualify for funding, so any indiscretions are forgotten
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow 3hr 13min ago

Cameron and Miliband at PMQs: Politics Live blog

Live 22 Oct 2014: Andrew Sparrow’s rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including David Cameron and Ed Miliband at PMQs
Nicky Morgan 3hr 29min ago

Nicky Morgan told to clarify Ofsted’s powers to inspect academy chains

22 Oct 2014: Education secretary contradicts Sir Michael Wilshaw’s claim to MPs that watchdog is unable to inspect management of chains
Mike Read 3hr 48min ago

Ukip calypso song should be withdrawn, says repentant Mike Read

22 Oct 2014: Ex-Radio 1 DJ has apologised for ‘unintentionally causing offence’ with ditty he sang in Caribbean accent. By John Plunkett
Poverty 4hr 14min ago

Tony Lynes obituary

22 Oct 2014: Scholar, political adviser and campaigner against poverty
Media Monkey 4hr 23min ago

Mike Read keeps it on the QT over Ukip calypso song U-turn

22 Oct 2014: Media Monkey: The former Radio 1 presenter made no mention of the story during his BBC Radio Berkshire show
Datablog 4hr 29min ago

Ukip's polarising effect: support for staying in the EU hits 23-year high

22 Oct 2014: A new poll by Ipsos MORI finds that 56% of Britons would vote to stay in the EU - the highest level of support since 1991
Child protection 4hr 53min ago

Fiona Woolf faces new questions from MPs over links with Lord Brittan

22 Oct 2014: MPs ‘not totally satisfied’ with answers given by head of inquiry into abuse as details of new contact emerge
Public Leaders Network 5hr 5min ago

The new civil service boss needs a plan to stem the loss of specialist staff

22 Oct 2014: Guardian Professional Chief executive John Manzoni needs to act quickly to ensure government keeps specialist skills, says Prospect’s Sue Ferns

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Cameron and Miliband at PMQs: Politics Live blog

Andrew Sparrow’s rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including David Cameron and Ed Miliband at PMQs
MPs debate the recall bill: Politics live blog

Andrew Sparrow’s rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including MPs debating the second reading of the recall bill
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The Guardian view on Lord Green: an ennoblement too far

Editorial: The MigrationWatch chair’s divisive views have been rewarded with a seat on the crossbenches. This was only possible because of a power-grab by David Cameron, which degrades the House of Lords
Don’t dismiss public fears about migration as mere bigotry

John Harris: David Cameron’s angst over Ukip is pushing us towards an EU exit. We need a real debate on free movement
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Martin Rowson on Ukip – cartoon

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Farageland is now an identifiable place and Ukip has given voice to the fears, grumbles and prejudices its inhabitants had previously been too afraid to utter
Steve Bell on George Osborne and the eurozone – cartoon

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George Osborne has said the eurozone risks slipping back into a crisis with negative consequences for the British economy
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A lot of parents are just not willing to put in the spiritual effort

How Samantha Cameron might have viewed this week’s news about her and her husband’s choice of education
It’s this totes must-read, kind of the new Mantel except minus communism

What the prime minister’s wife might have had to say about the launch of Andrew Marr’s new novel at No 10
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The Guardian coalition pledge tracker

In its first weeks in government, the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition made 433 pledges. Use our tool to see what they are and keep tabs on whether they are being met

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Lord Freud, leaders' TV election debates and devolution – Politics Weekly podcast

Rafael Behr, Polly Toynbee and Toby Helm join Tom Clark to discuss Lord Freud's remarks about disabled people and the minimum wage; leaders' debates and Scottish (and English) devolution

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Ukip's polarising effect: support for staying in the EU hits 23-year high

A new poll by Ipsos MORI finds that 56% of Britons would vote to stay in the EU - the highest level of support since 1991
UK General Election: 200 days to go - three key trends to follow

In 200 days Britain heads to the polls. With less than seven months to election day, now is a good time to take a step back and look at the state of the race

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