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Society & Politics The economy: Lukewarm and febrile Signs of a recovery are spotted, but remain weak and fragile Read more	0	12th Aug 2011 Alexander Hay
Entertainment The Fox (News) in the chicken coop A profile of ever so slightly right wing Fox News supremo Roger Ailes paints a worrying picture Read more	0	11th Aug 2011 Alexander Hay
Work & Career Economic crisis - news round up The economy is having 'interesting times' of its own... Read more	0	10th Aug 2011 Alexander Hay
Money & Finance Will a fall in petrol prices lead to lower utility costs? In these austere times, lower bills would be much appreciated Read more	0	10th Aug 2011 Alexander Hay
Society & Politics Counting the human cost of the London riots As some politicians stay on holiday, the damage done may never be repaired Read more	0	8th Aug 2011 Alexander Hay
Health & Wellbeing Confessions of an NHS records data entry temp How I worked nights and helped build a doomed database Read more	0	4th Aug 2011 Alexander Hay
Home & Leisure Homebrewing Antics The joy of making beer (and drinking it) Read more	0	3rd Aug 2011 Alexander Hay
Money & Finance What is Obama really up to? Machiavellian goings on up Capitol Hill Read more	0	1st Aug 2011 Alexander Hay
Society & Politics Norway - a shock but not a surprise Yesterday's tragedy didn't come out of nowhere Read more	0	23rd Jul 2011 Alexander Hay
News Rupert Murdoch: Psychology of a press baron in decline Murdoch, and the UK, have more than a few issues Read more	0	21st Jul 2011 Alexander Hay
Health & Wellbeing Cancer rates for the 40-59 age group rise steeply A worrying trend becomes clear Read more	0	19th Jul 2011 Alexander Hay
News The world we ignore Much of what goes on today is sadly overlooked Read more	0	18th Jul 2011 Alexander Hay
Travel A Regal Visit to Norfolk A weekend get- away can be smooth or fraught with mishaps! Ours started out badly but turned out to be a right royal treat! Read more	0	18th Jul 2011 Diane Priestley
Travel The Revolution no one's noticed While no one is looking, Europe's last dictatorship roils Read more	2	14th Jul 2011 Alexander Hay
Society & Politics Trouble on the home front There's more than meets the eye in restive Dagenham Read more	4	14th Jul 2011 Alexander Hay
Entertainment Sky TV takeover: Murdoch in retreat Corruption revelations deal body blow to Sky takeover. Read more	1	13th Jul 2011 Gareth Hargreaves
Health & Wellbeing How to sort out men's health The Men's Health Forum has published the definitive blueprint on how men can improve their health. Read more	1	8th Jul 2011 Marce Colucci
Health & Wellbeing So much for David Cameron's promise to keep NHS waiting times down In spite of Cameron's platform commitments, waiting times for diagnostic tests don't seem to be getting any better - NHS waiting times increase for diagnostic testsNew figures show that 15,667 patients waited more than six weeks in May, compared with 3,378 in May last year - James Ball and Denis Campbell Read more	0	8th Jul 2011 Marce Colucci
News Phone-hack scandal: news round-up Cameron and the News of the World both likely to be big losers Read more	0	7th Jul 2011 Alexander Hay
Society & Politics Pride and prejudice The annual gay and lesbian Pride celebration has lost its values Read more	0	6th Jul 2011 Alexander Hay
Health & Wellbeing Boxing clever? Haye vs. Klitschko Boxing is a surprisingly complicated business Read more	1	1st Jul 2011 Alexander Hay
Money & Finance At war with my utility supplier The intricacies of paying for your electricity bill Read more	0	1st Jul 2011 Alexander Hay
Health & Wellbeing Diary of a Gym Bunny 5 The machines are becoming my friends and husband Andrew discovers the gym too Read more	1	28th Jun 2011 Diane Priestley
News Afghanistan Withdrawal – what Barack Obama's speech did not say There was more to the speech than just retreat Read more	2	23rd Jun 2011 Alexander Hay
Money & Finance Greek economic crisis - News Round-Up First the hamartia, next the nemesis Read more	0	23rd Jun 2011 Alexander Hay
Entertainment Missing Bob I was all excited about seeing Bob Dylan, the folk music icon of my youth, but I wimped out. Read more	5	21st Jun 2011 Diane Priestley
Entertainment The Green Lantern vs. the Nagging Shrew A new sexist stereotype strikes again Read more	0	20th Jun 2011 Alexander Hay
Health & Wellbeing Diary of An Old Gym Bunny 4 Today I meet the weight lifting machines and discover that I have pairs of muscles in my flabby arms that contract and extend! Well you could knock me down with a feather! Read more	0	20th Jun 2011 Diane Priestley
Entertainment Braving the elements at the Royal Ascot Races It was a case of ticking a box on my bucket list. Royal Ascot Races. A famous event One simply must attend at least once in a lifetime. Read more	2	17th Jun 2011 Diane Priestley
Entertainment Retail woe – news round-up The economy continues to stagger Read more	1	16th Jun 2011 Alexander Hay