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In praise of … Andrew Dilnot

11 Dec 2012: Editorial: The truth-telling UK Statistics Authority chair has thrice created a stir with his pen
Whooping cough 46min ago

Whooping cough alert for pregnant women

11 Dec 2012: Fewer than half of mothers-to-be have been vaccinated, despite an increase in cases that has seen 13 babies die
Comment is free 56min ago

Gay marriage: beyond argument

11 Dec 2012: Editorial: The principal task for public policy is to tidy up advances already made, by extending the ordinary language of love to minorities
UK civil liberties 1hr 34min ago

'Snooper's charter' faces rough ride through parliament

11 Dec 2012: Theresa May will have to do some substantial rewriting of her communications data bill if it is to see the light of day
Privacy 1hr 36min ago

Snooper's bill is unworkable, Nick Clegg tells Theresa May

11 Dec 2012: Damning report on communications data bill brings calls for dramatic rethink from home secretary
Rail fares 1hr 37min ago

Rail fares have risen three times faster than wages, study shows

11 Dec 2012: Campaigners prepare to lobby commuters at 50 train stations amid growing fears over 'transport poverty'
Comment is free 1hr 56min ago

Steve Bell on David Cameron's rejection of call for royal commission on drugs

10 Dec 2012: Cartoon
Prime minister rules out proposal, arguing that drugs policies are already working
Comment is free 2hr 31min ago

A decade of western folly has erased hope from Afghanistan

10 Dec 2012: Jonathan Steele: With the exit of US troops the Taliban are poised to fill the gap. The Afghans' mood is febrile and gloomy
Guardian diary 2hr 45min ago

Diary

10 Dec 2012: Hugh Muir: He is the leader. Will he lead? An Italian job for Nigel Farage and Ukip
Civil service 2hr 45min ago

Plan to give ministers final approval of senior civil servants

10 Dec 2012: Francis Maude at odds with civil service over move to increase ministerial say in selection of permanent secretaries
Gay marriage 3hr 12min ago

Tory backlash against same-sex marriage

10 Dec 2012: One MP says gay marriages undermine 'normal' unions, while another asks if polygamy is next to be legalised
Comment is free 3hr 40min ago

Let us break the taboo on drugs: the time for reform is now

10 Dec 2012:
Amanda Feilding: The evidence shows that international prohibitionism isn't working. Our petition to the UN calls for a fresh approach on drugs
Comment is free 4hr 38min ago

Britain could end these tax scams by hitting the big four

10 Dec 2012: Polly Toynbee: The spiders spinning the web of avoidance are the major accountancy firms who make billions from the public purse
Conservatives 4hr 38min ago

Conservative MPs' dialogue with Russia

10 Dec 2012: Letters: Your article links the activities of Conservative Friends of Russia with Conservative MPs in the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe. As the Conservative leader in Strasbourg, I can assure you that there is no connection
Tax avoidance 4hr 38min ago

The rights and wrongs of paying UK taxes

10 Dec 2012: Letters: Society is best when citizens engage thoughtfully and actively in the moral concerns of the day

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Labour's answer to the challenges facing Redcar and Teesside

Far more commitment is needed from Government, argues Anna Turley, Labour's prospective candidate for Redcar, in a response to local Liberal Democrat MP Ian Swales' piece here last week
Drugs reform: no harm in taking a look at the evidence (again)

Michael White: We have nothing to fear from examining the issue but the onus should be on those advocating reform to justify their case
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In praise of … Andrew Dilnot

Editorial: The truth-telling UK Statistics Authority chair has thrice created a stir with his pen
Gay marriage: beyond argument

Editorial: The principal task for public policy is to tidy up advances already made, by extending the ordinary language of love to minorities
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Martin Rowson on George Osborne's economic vision – cartoon

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Austerity will force next government to consider 'close to inconceivable cuts' of up to 40%, says Institute for Fiscal Studies
Martin Rowson on the autumn statement – cartoon

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George Osborne has dismissed claims that the poor will bear the brunt of fresh cuts
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Westminster digested

Osborne admits he got his sums a wee bit wrong – Westminster digested

The economy's in dire shape – but fear not: a few more welfare cuts for the poor and old and all will be fine
Nigel Farage offers David Cameron a lift in his plane back to middle England: Westminster digested

John Crace: The UKIP leader is dead chuffed that, thanks to the prime minister's efforts on Europe, people are finally taking him seriously
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Mrs Cameron's Diary

Mrs Cameron's diary: a royal baby! Time to pop the shampoo

I mean seriously O to the M to the G, first Leveson and then the Wills and Kate baby news!
Mrs Cameron's diary: Can Welby delay Christmas until things aren't so dire?

Mummy is heartbroken at being forced to discount, Dave's picking up on hostility and the church is ruining everything
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