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It has been another week when immigration stories have been in the news, with horse trading over the accuracy of the International Passenger Survey – used by the government to estimate net migration – and calls by the think tank Demos to restrict EU migration.

This week the effort to get the two sides of the Israeli Palestinian conflict negotiating again paid off.

Yesterday the Labour Housing Group published its long-awaited ‘One Nation Housing Policy’ paper – ’50 Policies for Labour’ – beginning the process of providing Labour with a coherent housing strategy for the next General Election.

Today saw two important rulings in the Court of Appeal.

A High Court judge has quashed plans by the government to cut services at Lewisham hospital.

Cameron’s description of the UAE as “a role model for the region” is accurate only if you share the government’s vision for the Persian Gulf.

Carl Packman busts two myths about the recent remarks about Wonga by Archbishop Justin Welby.

On Friday, the Daily Telegraph published an article by Fraser Nelson arguing, essentially, that we should not make a fuss about the rise of the super-rich.

The European Trade Union Congress in a report issued this week has warned of the impact austerity policies are having on pay across the European Union.

Tim Montgomerie wrote an interesting piece in yesterday’s Times setting out ‘five ways to widen Tory appeal and win’ in 2015. Today we thought we might do the same for Labour. In 2010 the party suffered its worst election defeattest