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Hail the 21st-century Enlightenment. Ideas don't come much bigger | Madeleine Bunting
We need to live very differently, argues a bold new text. And that calls for nothing less than a revolution of the mind We\'ve had months of discussion (and confusion) a...
We need to live very differently, argues a bold new text. And that calls for nothing less than a revolution of the mind We\'ve had months of discussion (and confusion) a...
My cancer is arbitrary. Congo's atrocities are very deliberate | Eve Ensler
Illness and treatment only reinforced my determination to shake global indifference to the terrible violence in Congo Some people may think that being diagnosed with uterine cancer, foll...
Illness and treatment only reinforced my determination to shake global indifference to the terrible violence in Congo Some people may think that being diagnosed with uterine cancer, foll...
The EU must show real courage on the Middle East | Chris Patten
Inaction renders Europe complicit in illegal acts in the Middle East. It can no longer play third fiddle Today\'s miserable standoff in the Middle East requires new initiatives. The short-...
Inaction renders Europe complicit in illegal acts in the Middle East. It can no longer play third fiddle Today\'s miserable standoff in the Middle East requires new initiatives. The short-...
A tough new era can't start by dodging tough questions | Martin Kettle
As long as all parties fail to speak frankly about the economic crisis, few long-term, balanced solutions will be found Call it the Myners strike. Labour\'s former city mini...
As long as all parties fail to speak frankly about the economic crisis, few long-term, balanced solutions will be found Call it the Myners strike. Labour\'s former city mini...
Clamour for an elected Lords is not about democracy, but grabbing power | Simon Jenkins
The second chamber\'s job is to deliberate, not legislate. Elections would just put the peers firmly under Commons control The House of Commons wants to damage the constitution. Behind a smokesc...
The second chamber\'s job is to deliberate, not legislate. Elections would just put the peers firmly under Commons control The House of Commons wants to damage the constitution. Behind a smokesc...
Iran's tortured Green movement is down but not out. We can still help | Timothy Garton Ash
One harrowing year since the stolen election, the people of Iran need the world\'s attention to go beyond the nuclear issue Do not forget Iran. Remember Neda . If there are green-clad pro...
One harrowing year since the stolen election, the people of Iran need the world\'s attention to go beyond the nuclear issue Do not forget Iran. Remember Neda . If there are green-clad pro...
A progressive movement can still make history | Neal Lawson
It is a dull race for leader of a Labour party that has lost its purpose – but it\'s up to us all to change that And so Labour\'s search for a new leader begins, with a whimper not a ba...
It is a dull race for leader of a Labour party that has lost its purpose – but it\'s up to us all to change that And so Labour\'s search for a new leader begins, with a whimper not a ba...
The age of Big Brother demands we reveal our true selves. Better we don't | Joe Moran
A misplaced aspiration to sincerity has blurred the separate spheres of our lives and made work and politics that much harder When Big Brother began 10 years ago, the critical consens...
A misplaced aspiration to sincerity has blurred the separate spheres of our lives and made work and politics that much harder When Big Brother began 10 years ago, the critical consens...
The oil firms' profits ignore the real costs | George Monbiot
The energy industry has long dumped its damage and, like the banks, made scant provision against disaster. Time to pay up Has BP ever made a profit? The question looks daft. The oil company posted pr...
The energy industry has long dumped its damage and, like the banks, made scant provision against disaster. Time to pay up Has BP ever made a profit? The question looks daft. The oil company posted pr...
Gay equality can't yet be claimed a western value, but it is a human right | Gary Younge
The far right\'s use of homophobia as a stick with which to beat Islam is symptomatic of a broader confusion In a brilliant exposé the Guardian reported how a lone man held up a pink triangle at a demonst...
The far right\'s use of homophobia as a stick with which to beat Islam is symptomatic of a broader confusion In a brilliant exposé the Guardian reported how a lone man held up a pink triangle at a demonst...
Growth forecast is cut but borrowing improves
George Osborne\'s Office for Budget Responsibility says borrowing to remain at £155bn, but growth forecasts reduced Britain\'s annual borrowing will be more than £20bn lower than first predicted, according to an indepen...
George Osborne\'s Office for Budget Responsibility says borrowing to remain at £155bn, but growth forecasts reduced Britain\'s annual borrowing will be more than £20bn lower than first predicted, according to an indepen...
Boris Johnson: Ray Lewis returns
Remember Ray Lewis, the youth worker recruited as a "deputy" by Boris Johnson at the start of his mayoralty to sort of youth crime? He had to resign following investigati...
Remember Ray Lewis, the youth worker recruited as a "deputy" by Boris Johnson at the start of his mayoralty to sort of youth crime? He had to resign following investigati...
Labour MP accuses party of rigging London mayoral candidate selection process
Jim Fitzpatrick complains to the Labour party about the process for selecting a candidate to stand in the capital\'s mayoral election in 2012 A Labour MP has accused the party of "rigging" the m...
Jim Fitzpatrick complains to the Labour party about the process for selecting a candidate to stand in the capital\'s mayoral election in 2012 A Labour MP has accused the party of "rigging" the m...
Women must be leaders in faith | Shaista Gohir
A woman led Muslim prayers in Oxford last week. Her actions and those of others like her, across faiths, deserve our support So far, it seems only Muslim women from abroad dare lead men in Friday pra...
A woman led Muslim prayers in Oxford last week. Her actions and those of others like her, across faiths, deserve our support So far, it seems only Muslim women from abroad dare lead men in Friday pra...
Immigration will define Labour's leadership contest | Richard Darlington
Rivals Diane Abbott and David Miliband are united in criticising Balls and Burnham\'s stance on the \'Gillian Duffy question\' Gaby Hinsliff is going to enjoy chairing tonight\'s Labour leadership hustings . While Ob...
Rivals Diane Abbott and David Miliband are united in criticising Balls and Burnham\'s stance on the \'Gillian Duffy question\' Gaby Hinsliff is going to enjoy chairing tonight\'s Labour leadership hustings . While Ob...
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