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Peter Oborne’s latest Syria dispatch is a disgrace
Peter Oborne’s latest dispatch reads like George Bernard Shaw on Stalin’s Russia.
Government citing out of date figures in attempt to wriggle out of food bank shame
The government is citing out of date figures in an attempt to wriggle out of its food bank shame, writes James Bloodworth.
Pause for the persecuted this Easter
This Easter we should pause to consider what we can do to support those who are persecuted for their beliefs.
Religiously selective schools criticised by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner
A new report has criticised religiously selective faith schools over their complex admissions rules.
Debt is still the problem in this cost of living crisis
Debt, rather than earnings, is being used to cover living costs, writes Carl Packman.
If we measure inflation by the RPI, real pay is still falling
If we measure inflation by the Retail Price Index – far more commonly used than CPI in pay bargaining – real pay is still falling, writes Richard Exell.
Cost of living crisis over? Three things the Tory press won’t tell you this week
Recovery. What recovery? asks James Bloodworth.
Britain’s sharia councils and secular alternatives
The secular legal system can uphold the rights of minority women forced to conform to patriarchal religious laws, writes Lejla Kuric.
Villiers calls for new process to deal with Northern Ireland’s past
In a speech today, Northern Ireland secretary Theresa Villiers will call for a new process to deal with Northern Ireland’s past.
Unemployment down 77,000 to 2.24 million
Unemployment decreased by 77,000 between September 2013 and November 2013 to 2.33 million, with the unemployment rate now at 6.9 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal.