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• Look Left: Gay marriage, child poverty targets and the IMF verdict
  James Bloodworth looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week. […]
• Energy of the future: Transforming Germany’s energy system
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• The tweet that sums up the English Defence League
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• The government’s drive to cut immigration risks splitting up families
  In two weeks time the daughter of one of my friends will get married. This happy occasion will be marred by the fact that soon after the wedding her new husband may have to leave the UK. Despite his high earning potential, new rules about family migration, introduced in July 2012, will exclude him from obtaining a spouse’s visa. […]
• First minister warns of pain to come in Wales
  The first minister of Wales has issued a stark warning of painful financial decisions to come ahead of George Osborne’s spending review at the end of next month. […]
• Target to decarbonise power sector by 2030 could save every British family over £1,000
  New analysis published today by the independent Committee on Climate Change shows that every family in Britain could save at least £1,131 and as much as £4,525 if the government adopted a target to decarbonise the power sector by 2030. […]
• A reply to Nick Pearce: Why Labour must stick to child poverty targets
  First, for the last 30 years, poverty in the UK has hovered close to the one-in-five mark, mostly a little below, but sometimes a little above, but a rate almost double the level of the 1970s and much higher than the average amongst other rich nations. This has been driven by a sustained widening in the gap between top and bottom along with the erosion of li […]

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• Woolwich: new video shows suspect charging at police – live updates
  • Suspect in killing of Lee Rigby shown running at police• Both suspects are then shot• Police raid property where Michael Adebowale is registered• Rigby family pay tribute to murdered soldier• RAF jet escorts diverted Pakistani plane• Share your photos, videos or stories• Live coverage of all developments throughout the dayPaul Owen     […]
• George Galloway's finest moments - now available on iTunes
  Download a selection of some of the combative MP's greatest political rhetoric – including the classic Galloway v Paxman and Galloway v the US SenateIf you have a long car journey or plane trip coming up and you like the sound of people being harangued in a hoarse Dundee accent then, boy, has iTunes got a treat for you. Download The Best of George Gallo […]
• The Eton entrance questions every 12-year-old future PM should be asked | Daisy Buchanan
  'You are the prime minister,' candidates were told, not implausibly. But how would they fare with these humdingers?Much is made of the fact that girls are expected to enter their teens in a state of anxiety, uncertain of their wishes, ambitions and future powers. Whether this is true or not, such allowances are rarely made for adolescent boys, who […]
• Michael Adebolajo's dangerous ignorance about Afghanistan | Richard Kemp
  Al-Qaida's war will not end when Nato forces leave Afghanistan. If anything, terrorist attacks here in Britain could increaseMichael Adebolajo, the knife-wielding, blood-soaked brute who is suspected of killing Drummer Lee Rigby told passersby he was fed up with people killing Muslims in Afghanistan. If that was the reason for Wednesday's attack on […]
• President Obama and the media: a game of flattery and deceit | Ana Marie Cox
  The greatest threat to US freedom of the press isn't incarceration or even a White House investigation, it's indifferenceIt's difficult to say who's happier about the recent spate of troubles in the Obama White House, specifically the revelations about administration investigations into the activities of news organizations and individual […]
• Two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict slipping away, says Hague
  British foreign secretary says there is no 'plan B' and warns of consequences of failure of US mission to revive peace processThe British foreign secretary, William Hague, has warned of the risks of failure of the US-sponsored mission to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, suggesting that it was the last attempt possible at reaching a two […]
• Twitter users should learn lessons from Sally Bercow's libellous tweet
  Golly gosh fellow tweeters… following the Sally Bercow libel verdict you should beware letting your fingers and thumbs run away with themselves.The high court ruling, though specifically dealing with Bercow's tweet about Lord McAlpine, will surely have wider ramifications. It is not the first example of a Twitter user being sued for libel, but it is suc […]
• Poll: should councils have more control over welfare spending?
  Labour thinks giving councils more power over benefits would result in savings. Tell us if you agree.Sarah Marsh     […]
• Woolwich murder of Drummer Lee Rigby condemned by defence secretary – video
  The defence secretary, Philip Hammond, says the military community is deeply saddened by Wednesday's murder of Drummer Lee Rigby     […]
• The Woolwich murder did not merit the Cobra treatment | David Livingstone
  The government's reaction ensured international recognition for the perpetrators and makes copycat attacks more likelyThe political response to the immediate aftermath of the Woolwich crime sent a confusing signal. In the UK, terrorism is treated as a crime and it is the responsibility of law enforcement to prevent, detect and pursue terrorist offences. […]

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