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London politics 4min ago

Tomorrow's Tube: easing the Clapham squeeze

6 Nov 2013:
Applying lessons from the Olympics, Transport for London is to target passengers on the most crowded part of the London Underground with information to help them make their journeys more comfortable
Conservatives 10min ago

Mark Pritchard accused of using political links for business deals

6 Nov 2013:
Prominent Conservative MP denies allegations raised in Telegraph investigation involving undercover reporter
Theresa May 34min ago

Theresa May launches fast-track visa service for business leaders

6 Nov 2013: Home secretary says pilot scheme testing premium club class visa service part of plan to attract 'brightest and best' to UK
Comment is free 34min ago

Michael Gove is running Britain's department for inequality

6 Nov 2013: Gus John: The political spat over free schools is diverting attention away from the fact that our most vulnerable children are being failed
Protest 6hr 19min ago

Protesters gather around the world for Million Mask March

5 Nov 2013:
Demonstrations in more than 400 cities were planned to coincide with Guy Fawkes Day, with Russell Brand at a London protest
Guardian diary 7hr 34min ago

Diary: Mission impossible: saving Nick Clegg's reputation

5 Nov 2013: Hugh Muir: Yes, we can go to Mars, but ingenuity has its limits
BAE Systems 8hr 20min ago

BAE poised to cut jobs in Portsmouth and Scotland

5 Nov 2013: More than 1,000 jobs at risk as defence contractor copes with the end of shipbuilding boom
Simon Hoggart's sketch 8hr 44min ago

Keith Vaz grills police connected to Andrew Mitchell 'plebgate' affair

5 Nov 2013: Home affairs select committee chairman demands apologies – but officer says: I can't apologise for something I haven't done
Comment is free 9hr 34min ago

Housing: why has the plight of the overcrowded and the homeless not been prioritised?

5 Nov 2013: Tim Farron: David Cameron can't be blamed for his upbringing, but he can be blamed for his lack of humanity in the face of basic need
Counter-terrorism policy 10hr 2min ago

Theresa May under pressure to reform counter-terrorism orders

5 Nov 2013:
Tpims regime needs urgent review, shadow home secretary says, warning orders covering nine suspects expire in January
Comment is free 10hr 5min ago

Ed Miliband's living wage is as naive as his energy price freeze

5 Nov 2013: Simon Jenkins: This Heath-like market intervention would create bureaucratic chaos – the only jobs to benefit would be those in the civil service
George Osborne 10hr 8min ago

George Osborne warns coalition to resist pressure to lower living costs

5 Nov 2013: Chancellor says ad hoc market interventions to slow price rises should not detract from need for economic growth
House of Lords 10hr 40min ago

Lobbying bill paused for six weeks to allow government rethink

5 Nov 2013: Ministers forced to concede to avoid bill being pushed to select committee for up to three months
Payday loans 10hr 44min ago

Payday lenders accused of 'grooming' children with catchy ads

5 Nov 2013: One in three parents with children under 10 have said their kids have repeated payday loan ad slogans, says TV pundit
School admissions 11hr 21min ago

School attended by Nick Clegg's son resists ruling against admissions policy

5 Nov 2013: London Oratory broke rule intended to stop non-selective schools covertly targeting intake of privileged pupils

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Comment

Michael Gove is running Britain's department for inequality

Gus John: The political spat over free schools is diverting attention away from the fact that our most vulnerable children are being failed
Housing: why has the plight of the overcrowded and the homeless not been prioritised?

Tim Farron: David Cameron can't be blamed for his upbringing, but he can be blamed for his lack of humanity in the face of basic need
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Ben Jennings on Plebgate – cartoon

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Police accused of lying to be forced to apologise for misleading MPs – or face being found guilty of contempt of parliament
Steve Bell on David Cameron and energy policy – cartoon

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Prime minister calls for an immediate inquiry into competition in the energy industry
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Westminster digested

Foreigners down, energy prices up: another great week for the coalition

The poster campaign persuaded at least one more immigrant to leave, and the City made a killing in the Royal Mail selloff: we imagine how Cameron and co celebrate a vintage week in power
'We need more people to buy second homes and hire staff'

Westminster digested: George Osborne reveals the Help to Buy Votes scheme was only a gesture but comes up with an idea to solve the housing crisis and rural unemployment at once
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Mrs Cameron's Diary

Hanging out with the hindus at Neasden Temple

How Samantha Cameron might have reacted to her husband's attempts to win the Hindu vote
Do you know what these half-calf boots have done for upscale tote sales?

How Samantha Cameron might have reflected this week on mixed reviews of the boots she wore on the school run
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Politics Weekly podcast: HS2, workfare and Russell Brand's revolution

Anne Perkins, Shiv Malik and Michael White join Tom Clark to discuss government's high speed rail plans, teething problems with welfare policy and whether Russell Brand is the voice of a disillusioned generation of non-voters

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University strike – your picket line pictures

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Final draft royal charter on self-regulation of the press - PDF

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How open is your government? Get the data

As the Open Government Partnership summit opens in London, take a look at the global picture with some data downloads
The UK tops the 2013 open data index but how do other countries compare?

Which countries are the best for open data? A ranking by the Open Knowledge Foundation has attempted to rank countries on exactly this by looking at ten key areas. See which countries perform best and which still have a way to go