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US-EU trade talks – what about the workers?
During the recent G8 Summit in Belfast, David Cameron said the time had come to ‘press ahead’ with the EU-US free trade deal, known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
What evidence is there that porn actually causes harm?
Much of the reaction to David Cameron’s announcement today that every household in the UK is to have pornography blocked unless they choose to receive it has looked at how ‘workable’ the policy might be in practice.
Why Israeli-Palestinian talks could succeed
Whilst it is easy to rattle off reasons why things won’t work out in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, it is important not to overstate these, nor to lose sight of factors which could play in favour of a successful outcome
Mum-of-three dead from brain tumour three weeks after being told by Atos to find a job
A mother of three has died just three weeks after being told by Atos that she was fit to work.
Ed Balls has made a shrewd move, but Labour must go further
Ed Balls’ latest Guardian article is an interesting one.
Cameron protects Tory advisor Lynton Crosby and sweeps aside need to tell the truth
In this week’s big political interview on the Andrew Marr show, David Cameron showed clear contempt for the public by giving patronising responses to questions about the role played by a Tory advisor in government decisions.
Fight Your Own Battles: Should Foreign Powers Stay Out of the Middle East?
The most recent Versus debate from Intelligence Squared and Google+.
Today’s announcement on fracking has tilted the balance further in favour of fossil fuels
Today George Osborne more than halved the amount of tax the UK’s nascent shale gas industry will need to pay, from 62 per cent to 30 per cent.
Colin Brewer and talking freely about disabled human rights
Free speech is not designed only to allow tolerable attitudes. We do, however, expect elected representatives to uphold certain values – should they speak otherwise we are in our rights to demand they stand down from their position.
The English Defence League LGBT division: the dark side of the rainbow
Mostly male, shaven-headed and white, they can be found in almost any of Britain’s urban centres – a jostling crowd beneath a thicket of placards and Crosses of St. George.