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The threat of civil war is now very real in Thailand
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Quantitative easing and ‘loose’ monetary policy have not been successful in boosting UK export performance.
Video: Tory MP Nadhim Zahawi completely and utterly wrong on Newsnight
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Ed Miliband is right – climate change is a national threat, and it requires action
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What are the alternatives to private monopolies on the railways?
With passengers wholly dissatisfied with the service provided on the railways, is now the time to look for an alternative?
A Lib-Lab coalition should not be dismissed out of hand
The most likely scenario in 2015 is a hung-parliament. Policymakers should be considering how they deal with that reality.
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10 right-wing myths about climate change and the floods
Left Foot Forward editor James Bloodworth debunks 10 of the most common right-wing myths about flooding and climate change.
Alex Salmond needs to woo, not bully, the rest of the UK
When voters go to the poll in September’s referendum they deserve to know how Scotland’s ministers will respond if they can’t get their way.
Now the ‘new politics’ is dead, what is the point of the Lib Dems?
Here are some of the key pledges of Nick Clegg’s ‘new politics’ agenda which the party has dropped.