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Society & PoliticsOn leaving EuropeA bad thing happened in the early hours of this morning. Some 52 per cent of a voting turnout of 30million Britons voted to leave the EU. Read more |
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24th Jun 2016
Paul Brooks
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Society & PoliticsIn, out, in, out and shake it all aboutIn little more than four weeks British voters will make a momentous decision on whether to remain or exit the European Union. But this issue of national importance is fogged by egos, misrepresentation, half truths and damn lies. Read more |
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16th May 2016
Michael Edwards
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Society & PoliticsThe NHS elderly care home crisis explainedThe UK residential care system is facing a crisis, one borne out of an increasing aging population and a decreasing funding pool for care homes and social support for elderly patients. The private care system is a fundamental part of the British medical structure, and it provides services to some of the most vulnerable patients such as those suffering from dementia. Read more |
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15th Mar 2016
Jose Calvo
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Society & PoliticsTelephonic Consultation- Get Solution from our Expert Astrologers through Phone!Astrologer on Phone has great potential, when it comes to solving the queries of Common people. Astrologer on Phone puts you in touch with the most experienced and expert Astrologer. Read more |
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1st Mar 2016
Astro Devam
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Society & PoliticsAlcoholics aren't anonymousFormer Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy was an outstanding politician and campaigner who fought addiction and lost Read more |
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3rd Jul 2015
Olderiswiser Editorial
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Society & PoliticsCar Accident Injuries In The UK Mistakes You Can Easily Avoid Via Expert PanelIf you are ready to put the services of an accident claim lawyer to good use in Bradford, and to secure the accident compensation you deserve, you need to get the ball rolling today by calling Road Injury Experts. Read more |
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4th Dec 2014
Zuan Morgan
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Society & PoliticsAre You The Victim of Non-Fault Road Collision Incident In BradfordIn the event that you do need road accident claim advice in Bradford there is no better place to discover it that Road Injury Experts. Our accomplished road accident claims directors have years of involvement in surveying and overseeing road accident claims for road episode victimized people. Read more |
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4th Dec 2014
Zuan Morgan
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Society & PoliticsWho do the major parties really represent?George Osborne delivers his Autumn Statement today but what can we look forward to and can we trust what is said? Read more |
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3rd Dec 2014
Gareth Hargreaves
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Society & PoliticsGaza and the madness of Hamas and IsraelThe wellbeing of civilians plays no part in the thinking of Khaled Mashaal and Benjamin Netanyahu as the blood letting over Gaza continues. Read more |
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5th Aug 2014
Gareth Hargreaves
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Society & PoliticsUkraine: Is Putin's stance really that wrong?President Putin's agressive stance over Ukraine has left Barack Obama and the Western powers with little room for manoeuvre. Read more |
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17th Apr 2014
Anthony Page
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Society & PoliticsLong live the NHSThe National Health Service, far from being an innefficient, wasteful, cash drain, as the Health Secretary would have us believe, is delivering first-class service ... well, it certainly did for me! Read more |
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31st Jan 2014
Anthony Page
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Society & PoliticsAbduction, al-Qaeda and a war of terrorWhat can be achieved by the 'rendition' of al-Qaeda suspects from Libya and Somalia? The answer - nothing! Read more |
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18th Oct 2013
Gareth Hargreaves
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Society & PoliticsJeremy Hunt shifts blame for poor elderly care onto GPsHealth Secretary says poor service received by most vulnerable is down to Labour and not the top-to-bottom cuts the coalition has made to front line NHS services. Read more |
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10th Sep 2013
Gareth Hargreaves
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Society & PoliticsThe West and the Syria conflict2million displaced people and more than 110,000 dead in Syrian conflict since fighting began in March 2011 Read more |
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3rd Sep 2013
Gareth Hargreaves
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Society & PoliticsIt’s just not cricket! Fair play in sportIs Stuart Broad a barefaced cheat or an opportunist who took advantage of his opponents’ lack of nous with DRS? Read more |
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24th Jul 2013
Gareth Hargreaves
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Society & PoliticsLuis Suarez: Punish the crime, not the manOffence serious enough to require a 10 game ban but insignificant enough to be ignored by the police. Read more |
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26th Apr 2013
Gareth Hargreaves
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Society & PoliticsAnd so we say farewell....Bob Diamond!Bod Diamond finally resigns from Barclays over the Libor Scandal. Read more |
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3rd Jul 2012
Anthony Page
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Society & PoliticsFalling inflation, G20 progress and an England win at the EurosSilver linings all round! Well life isn’t all bad if yesterday is anything to go by? Read more |
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20th Jun 2012
Anthony Page
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Society & PoliticsEuro crisis: Greece election fuels further single currency uncertaintySlim majority sees Greeks vote for austerity rather than withdrawal from Euro, but could continued market speculation bury the Euro. Read more |
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18th Jun 2012
Anthony Page
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Society & PoliticsWhat world do they live in?Pensions are back in the news again as doctors and nursing staff vote to strike over public sector pension cuts. Read more |
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30th May 2012
Anthony Page
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Society & PoliticsOnwards, into the valley of death they rode!Bankia rescued by government of Spain as Eurozone countries flirt with disaster once again. Read more |
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11th May 2012
Anthony Page
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Society & PoliticsCameron Says It As It Is!Crisis in Eurozone only half way through reveals Prime Minister. Read more |
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2nd May 2012
Anthony Page
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Society & PoliticsMay Day, May Day ... Theresa's going down!Shamelessly stolen from the BBC. A round of newspaper reaction to the latest gaff from Home Secretary Theresa May. Read more |
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20th Apr 2012
Lord Nelson
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Society & PoliticsPensioners Tax Allowances!Here we go again – Ed Miliband prattling on about the ‘great pensioner theft of 2012’. I’m not sure if he is just thick or is using the ignorance of the general public to score very tacky political points. Read more |
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19th Apr 2012
Anthony Page
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Society & PoliticsAbu Hamza on a one way ticket to USRadical Islamist cleric, Abu Hamza, plus four men suspected of plotting terrorist acts have lost their appeal in the Strasbourg Court of Human Rights. They now face deportation to the USA to stand trial. Read more |
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10th Apr 2012
Anthony Page
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Society & PoliticsObservations on a mad worldThoughts on Hamid Karzai, Ed Balls the perfect friend and the European Working Directive Read more |
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19th Mar 2012
Anthony Page
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Society & PoliticsTime to let the punishment fit the crime?As a judge's lenient sentence causes controversy, and a convicted criminal brags about it afterwards on Facebook, should the judiciary be held legally responsible for its decisions? Read more |
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20th Dec 2011
Marce Colucci
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Society & PoliticsEvangelical America - the rise and rise of religious conservatismWhile a minority, white evangelical Christianity is claiming both the trappings of patriotism and the nature of America's national identity, with implications for next year's presidential elections Read more |
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5th Oct 2011
Alexander Hay
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Society & PoliticsCouncil housing? Job seekers not allowedThe government decides the best way of cutting the housing benefit bill is by making sure the people most likely to claim it can't get a house in the first place - which makes perverse sense, in a sort of misanthropic, short-sighted sort of way Read more |
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3rd Oct 2011
Alexander Hay
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Society & PoliticsThe bomb scare you didn't hear ofA large area of central London is sealed off as a suspect device is spotted. Does the media report it? Apparently not, as they zoom in on Ed Miliband's eyebrows instead. Elsewhere, hulking army helicopters circle the streets in an ominous fashion, and Twitter finally proves useful Read more |
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29th Sep 2011
Alexander Hay
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