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Lib Dem diary: Philpott and Osborne’s parking make for an unappetising week

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Tim Sinister: 'The debate can be drawn down to a simple rule. Is this person in danger because of how they appear? If so, it should be considered a hate crime.'

Comment: Attacks against Goths are hate crimes

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Ian Dunt: 'The key to abiding by the treaty and pursuing a world free of nuclear weapons is to downgrade our capabilities every generation'

Comment: We can pursue disarmament while renewing Trident

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Geoffrey Venn: 'The ability to remember and regurgitate facts in a highly pressurised situation may not be all that an employer would want.'

Comment: How Gove’s GCSE plans put girls at a disadvantage

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Sabby Dhalu: 'Whilst there is a difference between the two terms, historically fascist regimes and organisations have been linked with the most violent and aggressive forms of racism.'

Comment: Can you really be a fascist without being a racist?

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Live blog covering this week's government announcements

Whitehall briefing w/b 02/04/13

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Sebastien Feve: 'Faced with the ever-growing importance of the internet in the terrorist's toolkit, governments have been looking for ways to hit the internet's 'off' button.'

Comment: Is the internet diversifying the UK terrorist threat?

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Bakers Union and MP’s Tell Scrooge Bosses to Pay Workers Redundancy Before Christmas

The Bakers Union and MP’s are again demanding that Orchard House Food pay the workers, at their recently closed Gateshead plant, the redundancy payments they are owed before Christmas. As things stand the company, that supplies the likes of Marks and Spencer and Pret A Manger, and which is a going concern with a factory still… Read more »

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BASC condemns Yorkshire Dales nest incident

The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has condemned an incident in the Yorkshire Dales where a nest of hen harrier chicks is suspected of being deliberately destroyed by human activity. North Yorkshire Police is calling for anyone with information about the incident near Whernside earlier this year to… Read more »

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Megan Cleaver: 'Recent research has revealed that over £28 billion will be taken out of disabled people's pockets by 2018.'

Comment: Osborne’s cuts are disproportionately punishing the disabled

Osborne’s cuts are eroding the support for disabled people, which is completely out of kilter with public opinion.

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Brie Rogers Lowery: 'With less than 100 words and a few clicks, Dominic has achieved what politicians strive for – he's captured the national mood'

Comment: Iain Duncan Smith, £53 and the power of social media

With just 20 minutes and a few clicks Dominic Aversano captured the public mood with a viral petition demanding Iain Duncan Smith live on just £53 a week. But what made it work and does it reflect the future of political activism?

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