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Blair McDougall, campaign director for the Better Together campaign, reacts to the signing of the referendum deal between Alex Salmond and David Cameron today.

Republican Senator Rob Portman lies through his teeth on President Obama’s jobs record.

The financial transaction tax is an idea whose time has come – yet still the Tories say no, writes The financial transaction tax, an idea whose time has come.

It won’t be long before another lobbying scandal, writes Tamasin Cave of the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency following the ‘generals for hire’ scandal.

Food security is the emerging challenge of this new century, writes shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh MP.

Last weeks IMF/World Bank meetings in Tokyo highlighted the fact the austerity measures being forced upon countries are not working, writes Tony Burke.

History will be made today as David Cameron and Alex Salmond sign an agreement on the Scottish independence referendum in Edinburgh.

Larry Smith’s latest round-up of the US Presidential election campaign.

Matthew E Carn examines the law as it relates to the case of the seven Royal Marines arrested on suspicion of murder in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Ed Balls and Vernon Coaker have committed the next Labour Government to putting an economic revival in Northern Ireland at the top of their agenda.