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  • 3 Dec 2009
    Right-wing activists accused of undermining Copenhagen climate talks

    Right-wing campaigners and journalists reviving denial of human-made climate change are facing strong criticism from scientists, academics and NGOs. They are accused of trying to derail the Copenhagen climate summit.

  • 20 Oct 2009
    Politicians challenged to support cuts to Civil List

    Politicians of all parties are coming under pressure to reduce the Civil List in the light of the recession. The Civil List, which consists of public money awarded to the royal family each year, currently stands at around £7.9million.

  • 15 Oct 2009
    The "white working class" aren't racists

    The government's initiative for the "white working class" uses a loaded phrase and deflects attention from the real division in British society - between the very rich and the rest of us.

  • 9 Oct 2009
    Jewish Board challenges Tories over links with alleged anti-Semites

    The Board of Deputies of British Jews has written to Tory leader David Cameron “seeking assurances” about the Conservative Party’s links with allegedly anti-Semitic politicians from Poland and Latvia.

  • 7 Oct 2009
    Barely a third of British public support war in Afghanistan

    Only 37% of the UK public support the war in Afghanistan, according to research published today, eight years after it began. Despite the government's attempts to increase support for the war, it is opposed by 56% of the population.

  • 6 Oct 2009
    Blaming the poor for poverty

    There are some politicians who, if given a choice between attacking powerful people and attacking vulnerable people, find it much easier to choose the latter.

  • 6 Oct 2009
    Parliament hosts Forgiveness Project, 25 years after Brighton bomb

    Twenty-five years after the Provisional IRA bombed a Brighton hotel during the Conservative Party conference, Parliament is to host a groundbreaking event on forgiveness, with talks from people on both sides of the incident.

  • 6 Oct 2009
    Scrap tax breaks for private schools, say voters

    Most people in Britain want an end to tax-breaks for fee-paying schools, with the money raised used for education more widely, according to a poll published today. 56% support the change with only 23% against.

  • 29 Sep 2009
    Surprise at Tory commitment to increased spending on arms trade

    The Conservatives' shadow Defence Secretary, Liam Fox, is facing strong criticism for suggesting that a Tory government would increase financial and political support for arms exports despite the party's commitment to spending cuts in other areas.

  • 2 Jul 2009
    Blond ambition

    Transgressive political theorist and theologian Phillip Blond is on the threshold of launching a new venture, according to Allegra Stratton.