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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

Whether he was going to do them or now, David Cameron should never have let the row over the TV debates take place so publicly

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The main decision on replacing Trident will be taken in 2016

Comment: Labour shouldn’t dodge a debate on Trident

Now is not the time for the Labour leadership to close ranks around Trident replacement for fear of Tory criticism.

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Domestic violence: How to stop it

Infographic: A guide to escaping domestic violence

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The miners' strike marked a huge moment for Britain

End of the miners’ strike: The day hard men wept

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Natalie Bennett: A bad day out of the office

Pick of the Week: How the Green surge ground to a halt

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Ukip: "Nasty and racist"

Voters see Ukip as nasty, racist and unprofessional

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After Savile: Are prisons the next sex abuse scandal?

Preventing another Savile: The next child abuse scandal is in our prisons

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The battle for the true legacy of Magna Carta is underway

Comment: Legal aid reforms are not the justice intended in Magna Carta

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Chris Grayling implements "disastrous" reforms to the British legal system

Comment: Chris Grayling has lit a powder keg under British justice

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A serviceman in Afghanistan: Can military spending protect us without embroiling us in overseas adventures?

Comment: Military spending doesn’t make us safer – but it does make us poorer

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Reefer Madness descended on Fleet Street this week

Pick of the Week: An attack of reefer madness

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Angelina Jolie shares a joke with British ministers, but in the asylum system, her programme is being ignored

Comment: The Foreign Office pledges to help women – and then the Home Office betrays them

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Miliband needs more policies, not more politics

Comment: How did Labour spend a week about HSBC arguing over window cleaners?

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