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The example of Gloucestershire shows how Tory policies are damaging the NHS
A landmark case in Gloucestershire illustrates how short-sighted government policies have damaged the NHS.
Atos, Tory cuts and a diasbled man driven to hunger strike
Atos Healthcare, the company appointed by the government to test whether disabled people are ‘fit to work’, is at the epicentre of dogmatically-driven tragedy.
Injuries to Wiggo and Sutton highlight cycle safety fears
The high profile accidents that injured Bradley Wiggins and Shane Sutton highlights the need for more protection for cyclists on the road.
NHS on ‘amber alert’ in Scotland – is the same true for trust in Salmond?
With yet another question about the honesty of the SNP, just how accountable, really, is Alex Salmond?
Look Left – Obama: The win, what it means for the UK, and the demise of the GOP
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
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Comment: The Olympic legacy must be about more than just tourism
Culture secretary Maria Miller delivered a barely-keynote speech on tourism and the Olympic legacy on Tuesday – but surely the legacy is more than just tourism?
Science spending fell 7.6% in 2010/11, plunging UK further down the league table
Science spending has fallen even faster than expected, with individual departmental spends down 7.6% in the first year of the parliament.
Watch: Jon Stewart rips Fox’s election night sewer of unreality
Watch Jon Stewart re-live Fox News’s unreal election night displeasure.
“The best is yet to come” – but gridlock looms…
The historic 2012 Obama re-election newspaper front pages.