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Wonga and the payday lenders: The Hear hear podcast

Payday loans are the subject of huge political scrutiny

Wonga and other payday lenders are the subject of this week's Hear hear podcast - the brainchild of political journalist Sean Dilley.

Hutton to hear final submissions

politics.co.uk podcast: Press regulation or press freedoms?

Lords to hear hunting appeal

Comment: We already knew North Korea is vile

Matt Ashton: 'The fact that the students did all make it in and out safely shouldn't mean that these questions should be ignored.'

The price of John Sweeney's investigative journalism in North Korea may, in the end, simply prove too high.

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Comment: How the press hounded Lucy Meadows

Jane Fae: "The press, today, are playing a dangerous game: a very dangerous game indeed."

Emails reveal the true extent to which Lucy Meadows was hounded by the press. Like the recovered addict, they are well-behaved only so long as the spotlight is on their behaviour.

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The Week in Review: Budget boredom and press regulation disaster

Another thrilling Budget

After weeks of preparation this week's Budget looks like being a success - even if its contents are largely inconsequential. After a 2am deal, this week's press regulation deal looks like being a disaster - and really matters for the printed press, bloggers and, of course, Politics.co.uk.

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Tories hope for deal ahead of Leveson royal charter vote

Newspapers have accepted most of Leveson's recommendations - but not all

Conservative negotiators are hopeful a deal could be reached before Monday evening's crunch vote on press regulation.

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Can Cameron win a Leveson vote? The Commons arithmetic untangled

All the Leveson maths fun you could possibly need

This Lib-Lab vs Cameron standoff puts the Commons on a knife-edge.

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The political Oscars: Zero Dark Thirty snubbed as Lincoln and Argo take the awards

The Oscars tend to snub controversial political films

The controversial film detailing the hunt for Osama bin Laden was snubbed at the Oscars last night, as the judges continued their tradition of avoiding divisive political movies

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Comment: The Sun's front page shows how it really feels about women

Jane Fae: 'Newspapers can no longer carry on with 'sexism as usual'.'

Reeva Steekamp is dead, but that doesn't stop the Sun using her for titillation.

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Independent-Standard merger: The political and media landscape shrinks

Print no more? The Independent-Standard merger shows the direction of travel

The Independent and the Evening Standard are partially merging, in a move which has big implications for journalism and politics.

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Peers break Leveson 'logjam' with govt defeat

Still nothing settled, months after Lord Justice Leveson reported

Ministers will have to vote down plans to implement Lord Justice Leveson's recommendations when they arrive in the Commons, after the coalition suffered its 63rd defeat in the Lords since 2010.

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No establishment child porn cover-up, minister insists

The old Ministry of Defence building in Whitehall, where ministers have denied a D-notice cover-up

The government has denied asking journalists to shield senior ministers "allegedly involved in child pornography" from press coverage.

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Attack ads in the UK? Cameron's ex-spinner Eustice wants reform

Broadcasters have reacted to US-style political advertising with a "sharp intake of breath", Eustice complained

David Cameron's former press secretary has called on broadcasters and ministers to review their "lazy assumption" against US-style political advertising in Britain.

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Review: Django Unchained

Christopher Waltz steals every scene he's in in Tarantino's brutal and hilarious film.

Quentin Tarantino's best film since Pulp Fiction is a violent homage to the healing power of cinema.

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Nick Clegg radio phone-in as-it-happened

Clegg: Face to face with ... voters.

Follow Nick Clegg's radio phone-in with politics.co.uk's live blog.

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Alo Presidente: Get ready for the Nick Clegg show

Radio Clegg: DPM set up for Alo Presidente-style programme... but with more abuse

Nick Clegg will host a new weekly phone-in show, in a move with worrying echoes of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.

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Who would you put in Political Big Brother?

Down for the Diary Room: Celebrity Big Brother might have had its day but there's still space for something more... political.

Tired of the same old format? It's time for something different.

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Betrayal of fallen heroes? Guardian attacked for Falklands advert

The Guardian: Wrong to publish the ad?

The Guardian has been widely condemned for publishing a full-page advert from the Argentinean president demanding the return of the Falklands islands.

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Cameron backs Miller on expenses despite probe

Maria Miller's expenses probe could cause her deep discomfort

David Cameron threw his support behind his beleaguered culture secretary today despite a parliamentary probe into her expenses.

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Labour: Here's how we'd implement Leveson

Legislative underpinning is workable say Labour

Labour today presented a draft bill proposing implementing the key findings of Lord Justice Leveson's report into press standards.

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Press regulation: Could royal charters be the answer?

The answer to Cameron's Leveson headache might lie deep in Britain's constitution

As the clock continues to tick on Lord Justice Leveson's proposals, Downing Street continues to look for answers - and a royal charter might just be the get-out-of-jail-free option the prime minister is looking for.

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The Wild Web: Leveson warns against online 'mob rule'

There are already calls from some quarters for more internet regulation

Lord Justice Leveson has spoken out against the "mob rule" which dominates the internet on Twitter and other social networking sites.

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Newspaper editors promise 'swift' reform

Paul Dacre, editor of the Daily Mail, is thought to favour the status quo

Newspaper editors have committed to work together to "swiftly" find a solution which meets the Leveson principles of self-regulation, after their Downing Street meeting this morning.

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Drift towards division: Leveson unity evaporates

Protesters outside the QE2 Centre on Thursday, where Leveson launched his report. Cameron opposes it

Cross-party unity on Lord Justice Leveson's to reform press regulation appeared to be sliding away this weekend.

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Reactions: Leveson report welcomed

Protesters outside the QEII

Key players give their responses to Lord Justice Leveson's recommendations outside the QEII conference centre in central London.

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Leveson report and political fallout as-it-happened

The British press await the findings of Lord Justice Leveson's report

After months of waiting, Lord Justice Leveson's report has finally been published. Review our live coverage in which we assessed its contents - and the political reaction - this afternoon.

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