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Home secretary promises widespread new powers to tackle Islamic extremism

Conservative Party to introduce ‘mosque closure orders’

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Globally, women have become the face of austerity

Comment: When women pay for austerity, we all suffer

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Peter Reynolds: Scaremongering about cannabis ignores the facts

Comment: Forget the hysteria. Here are the facts about ‘cannabis psychosis’

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The housing arms race: Political parties used to win elections on housing, but no longer

Comment: Housing policy can win elections – but only if it has substance

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Nigerian protesters reject increases in electricity prices

Comment: How Britain’s aid budget pays for the privatisation of energy in Nigeria

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Blocked: No entry to the privately run prison

Comment: I’ve been barred from visiting a G4S prison

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My Big Fat Gypsie Wedding: When gypsie culture is portrayed at all, it is either as a danger or a joke

Comment: When will we treat anti-Gypsy comments like the racism they are?

Until travellers start voting, they’ll be an easy target for the irresponsible politicians who attack them

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Salmond embraces his successor, Nicola Sturgeon, after he steps down following the failure of the Yes campaign

Review: The Dream Shall Never Die by Alex Salmond

Alex Salmond, the chief protagonist of the Scottish independence movement, fails to provide much insight into its successes or failures

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First thing in the morning, last thing at night

Comment: Councillors aren’t lazy

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Pleased as punch: Blair has business interests bringing in millions

Comment: Cameron protects Blair from having to disclose business interests

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Dawn Foster: Labour are pushing urban myths on welfare

Labour are doing the Tories’ work for them on welfare

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Which parties will be snooping over what you get up to online during the general election campaign?

Analysis: Political parties are desperate to find out what you get up to online

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Nicola Sturgeon accused of increasing likelihood of Tory UK government

Sturgeon and Murphy draw battle lines during Scottish leaders’ debate

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Blair at the CBI: The former prime minister has been criticised for his choice of business arrangements since leaving office

Even as a Blairite, I wouldn’t accept Tony’s money

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Tim Farron: Ready to fight against curbs on Commonwealth voting

Comment: I’ll fight our coalition partners tooth and nail to protect Commonwealth citizens’ right to vote

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Pickles: Local council prayer demand part of fight against 'intolerant secularism'

Comment: Eric Pickles’ ‘evangelical charter’ forces people to take part in organised religion

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Boris: If there are two elections in 2015, some believe he could be in No.10 by New Years

Comment: Can anything stop Boris now?

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Stamping it out: But could a smoking crack-down in prison trigger riots?

If they ban smoking in prison, the MoJ will have riots on its hands

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Cameron supported the 2010 debates - so why not 2015?

Comment: Cameron has seriously dropped the ball on the TV debates

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