Archive of November 2014
Pick of the Week: Benefits, injustice and Boris
Our five most popular pieces of the week, for your reading pleasure
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Comment: MPs must stop the government passing a law to protect itself against scrutiny
The government is trying to protect itself against legal challenges to itself - but there;s still time for MPs to fight for their constituents
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Comment: The coalition's found a new way of stifling higher education
Public, private, non-profit, for profit: the only thing that matters in higher education is the quality of courses being offered to students.
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David Cameron immigration speech in full
David Cameron's long-awaited speech on EU migration - in full and unedited
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Win one of three pairs of tickets for HOPE at The Royal Court
The writer behind Let The Right One In and This is England 86 turns his eye on the age of austerity
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Comment: We need to be honest about the housing crisis
Unless we aim to end the housing crisis in its entirety, instead of just tinkering at the edges, we are just short-changing people for short-term electoral gain.
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Scottish devolution: Even the SNP are struggling to moan about this revolutionary package
The Smith Commission's package of devolution for Scotland announced today is revolutionary - making it very hard indeed for Scottish nationalists to insist the 'Vow' has not been kept.
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Is Nottingham City Council using food banks to strip welfare?
Worrying evidence emerges of local councils using fodbanks to avoid dipping into their own funds
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Us and them: Our feeble parliament is hurting our politics
If people can't understand the difference between parliament and the government, what hope do we have for a decent political system?
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Comment: Migrant tax credit cuts are part of a wider attack on social security
Tax credit cuts will push people into 'survival mode'
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Pick of the week: Ukip's shadow blocks out shady Boris
Our five most popular pieces of the week, for your reading pleasure
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Comment: Working class people are the victims of kneejerk prejudice
Attacking working-class people in general, and the poorest in particular, has become a routine activity for many mainstream politicians and columnists in the UK – as the response to Labour MP Emily Thornberry's ambiguous tweet shows.
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Comment: Emily Thornberry resignation is another lobotomy for our political debate
Jumping on the most negative interpretation of every piece of politicians' communication will drive debate to the lowest common denominator
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Comment: We need justice for the victims of Primodos - the forgotten Thalidomide
The drug should have been immediately suspended pending full clearance by the committee. Instead, documents show hesitancy compounded by incompetence.
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Rochester and Strood by-election as-it-happened
All the news, comment and analysis from Rochester as the result comes in
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Revealed: The Tory plan to sabotage future Labour laws
A blatant power grab by the Conservatives is now taking shape in Westminster - after David Cameron took a major step in revealing the details of the Tories' plan under questioning from MPs.
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Comment: Let’s not get too excited about Miliband's fight-back - this was another awful speech
The media may be convinced, but Miliband's latest effort was as clunky and empty as his before
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MPs just admitted they're doing it wrong
MPs trying to answer the question 'why does no-one like us?' have come up with a package of revolutionary ideas which, if implemented, would transform our democracy.
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Ed Miliband fightback speech in full
Ed Miliband's come-back speech after the coup-that-wasn't - in full and unedited
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Tory rebels threaten to derail Cameron's Scottish devolution vow
Disgruntled Conservative MPs are threatening to vote against fulfilling the 'vow' for Scottish independence - while the Liberal Democrats are threatening to block a vote on the pledge in the first place.
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Comment: How we've been conned into believing the UK has an airport crisis
Many of the UK's biggest airports are half empty.
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Comment: Why won't universities recognise successful women?
Honorary degrees are disproportionately granted to men after a secretive decision-making process. It's time to show students we recognise women too
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Pick of the Week: OCD really doesn't help with Ebola
Our five most popular pieces of the week, in case you somehow missed them.
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A Farage among men: Ukip takes lead in male vote
David Cameron should "stand up and fight" Ukip rather than trying to imitate them, Lord Deben has told Politics.co.uk, as a poll shows Nigel Farage's party is in the lead among men.
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