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Comment: An open letter to Baroness Warsi on the Mormon advertising campaign
The Mormon Church's recent advertising campaign is aimed at attracting new converts - but why are we giving them charitable status?
Comment: Political advertising should be allowed on UK television
Comment: If you support gay marriage, you must support civil partnerships for straight couples
Comment: Frontline is an affront to both parents and social workers
Comment: Lowering age of consent to 13 is absurd
A response to barrister Barbara Hewson's article online which stated she believed the age of consent should be lowered to 13.
Comment: Frontline is an affront to both parents and social workers
Children may be at risk if training for social work students is reduced to five-weeks of education and a year of hands-on experience.
Comment: Is it too early to start talking about Britain's post-EU future?
The odds are stacked against a 'yes' vote in an EU referendum. Have those who believe in the EU already lost the fight?
Comment: If you support gay marriage, you must support civil partnerships for straight couples
The government can't have it both ways: Either no-one wants civil partnerships or they will cost lots of money. It can't be both.
Comment: Don't blame politics for Britain's Eurovision flops
Voting blocks do exist, but don't use them as an excuse when the UK crashes and burns.
Lib Dem diary: Tory traumas have been hilarious
Watching the Conservatives relive the trauma of the late 1990s over Europe all week has been a bizarre and, quite frankly, hilarious experience.
Comment: The future is bright for MPs leaving prison
We're so used to MPs going to jail that we already know how their career progresses when they get out. Hint: better than yours would.
Comment: Our society excuses road crimes, but they kill us just the same
Failure to guarantee justice for road deaths and injuries makes a mockery of other areas of government policy to get people out of their cars and walking or cycling. It is now time to truly put all victims at the heart of policy.
Comment: HS2 is going ahead, but the battle for hearts and minds continues
With two bills dedicated to it, High Speed Rail 2 is firmly on course, but the debate is still about perception rather than facts.
Comment: The coalition fiddles while the planet warms
The energy bill nestled in the Queen's Speech is another victim of coalition tit-for-tat trading.
Lib Dem diary: A boring Queen's Speech... but at least we got to see Grayling in tights
Two highlights of the Queens Speech: She said 'cyberspace' and Chris Grayling wore tights.
Comment: The probation service is a success story - so why is Grayling privatising it?
What do you do with a public service which is enjoying considerable success? Privatise it, of course.
Queen's Speech 2013 comment: Cameron offers another damp, right-wing sigh
Cameron does enough to alienate centrists but not enough to placate his backbenchers.
Comment: Britain needs to apologise for Balfour declaration
The Palestinian Return Centre embarks on a campaign and petition to receive an apology from the British government for the Balfour declaration.
Comment: Big Tobacco's victory over plain packaging will get more teens hooked
The government shelving plans to impose standardised packaging for cigarettes is a major disappointment. The arguments from Big Tobacco against them simply don't hold up.
Lib Dem diary: We've proved Nick Clegg isn't toxic
The media predicted a Lib Dem wipeout, so how come we're picking up seats?
Comment: Politicians and stupid voters just don't get each other
Politicians are paying a price for suspecting many voters are more stupid than they are.
Comment: What future for Britain's surveillance laws?
Surveillance laws are not about absolute. There needs to be a balance between protecting protection and privacy.
Comment: Cameron faces a human rights test when Dubai comes to town
Three Brits claim to have been tortured by authorities in Dubai. Cameron must raise their case in this week's UAE visit, or he'll be putting business above human rights.
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