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Comment: Social media deserves proper parliamentary attention

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer has been a Liberal Democrat life peer since 1998.

Last month's riots highlight the substantial difficulty of balancing citizens' safety with a free and open new media.

PMQs sketch: Short shrift for frustrated Dorries

The Commons can be a cruel place - when the whole chamber's laughing at you

Today Cameron turned the mockery treatment on Nadine Dorries, his latest political foe. There is nothing more dangerous in politics than descending into a figure of fun.

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PMQS as-it-happened

PMQs as-it-happened

Follow every minute of this week's PMQs with politics.co.uk's live blog.

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Ed Balls: Tax cut for the richest is not the answer

Ed Balls: Tax cut for the richest is not the answer

Ed Balls, Labour's shadow chancellor, criticises George Osborne's willingness to consider a cut to the top rate of tax.

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TUC: Dropping 50p tax rate would be "monstrously unfair"

TUC: Dropping 50p tax rate would be "monstrously unfair"

Brendan Barber, TUC general secretary, criticises "monstrously unfair" suggestions that the 50p tax rate should be dropped.

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Treasury spokesman: Those with broadest shoulders should bear burden via 50p tax

Treasury spokesman: Those with broadest shoulders should bear burden via 50p tax

A Treasury spokesman reaffirms the government's commitment to the 50p tax rate.

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Alistair Darling: Removing 50p tax rate 'grossly unfair'

Alistair Darling: Removing 50p tax rate 'grossly unfair'

Alistair Darling, former Labour chancellor, tells the BBC that removing the 50p tax rate would be grossly unfair.

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Economists: 50p tax rate is doing lasting damage to UK economy

Economists: 50p tax rate is doing lasting damage to UK economy

Letter from 20 economists to the Financial Times calling for the 50p tax rate to be scrapped.

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