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Despatch from Caracas: Observing the Venezuelan elections
Grahame Morris MP reports from Caracas on the recent Venezuelan elections, won by left wing candidate Hugo Chavez.
The Health and Social Care Act is hindering the aim of engaging patients
The Health and Social Care Act is hindering the coalition’s laudable aim of engaging patients, writes the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society’s Jamie Hewitt.
What puts up your energy bill?
Greenpeace UK’s Damian Kahya investigates the reasons behind households’ soaring energy bills.
Watch: Zephaniah on Boris: ‘He may seem like a buffoon, but he’s a very dangerous person’
Benjamin Zephaniah says Boris Johnson “may seem like a kind of buffoon”, but is a “very, very dangerous person”; BBC Question Time, 12th October, 2012.
Con 2012: Thatcher thought privilege caused Britain’s decline
Margaret Thatcher thought privilege caused Britain’s decline, writes Cormac Hollingsworth; David Cameron needs to explain why he disagrees with her.
Look Left – The #CamCorker speech, Boris’s record, and the NHS under Hunt
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
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Just how close are Cameron and Salmond to a deal on the referendum?
Ed Jacobs looks at reaction to the ‘deal’ between David Cameron and Alex Salmond on the Scottish independence referendum.
The housing crisis is getting worse – time for the coalition to rethink its strategy
We examine whether a living wage and changes to council tax valuations would mitigate the worst effects of the housing crisis.
Cameron and Osborne should look to Northern Ireland for a lesson in job creation
Ed Jacobs reports on the Northern Ireland Executive’s demonstration of the power of government to create jobs and bring about social change.