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Majority want cannabis legalised or decriminalised
A majority of the public want cannabis legalised or decriminalised, including a majority of Conservative and Labour voters.
The removal of ‘insulting’ from Public Order Act is a victory for free speech
The decision by the House of Lords to pass an amendment removing the word 'insulting' from Section 5 of the Public Order Act is a victory for free speech and should be welcomed.
PM visits India while new figures show no UK students studying main Indian language in school
While the prime minister visits India, new figures reveal that not a single UK child has studies Hindi for GCSE or A-Levels in the past year.
Is the UUP a spent force?
A former Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leadership candidate has concluded that it is likely he and a former deputy leader of the party will form a new unionist party to take on the UUP and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). Our writer Ed Jacobs asks if this spells the end of the UUP.
Cost of higher tuition fees system ‘six times higher’ than savings
The system of higher tuition fees introduced by the government with the aim of saving money is likely to cost more in the longer term, a new report has warned.
Majority of public want to maintain or increase welfare spending, according to new poll
The public want more, not less, spent on welfare, the NHS and education, according to a new poll by ComRes for ITV.