David Cameron has said he will spend whatever it takes to provide flood defences. Respectfully, everyone knows that if he does that benefits will be
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I am, if I can be quite candid, quite angry to read this in the Guardian: Labour MP Simon Danczuk has become the latest person
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The Guardian reported yesterday that: Abolition of corporation tax is to be considered by a new cross-party group of MPs and peers who will subject
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I noted this in the Guardian: Sorry, but on this occasion I really hope he messes up. I was brought up in Ipswich and still
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First they came for the rights of campaigners. Then they attacked trade unions. And they made it much harder to vote. Before reducing the number
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Ninety three per cent of all children in the UK are taught in state schools. The parents of then other seven per cent may wish
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I have already mentioned that I contributed to the Times Higher Education selection of Books of the Year. I admit to being pleased that I
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The Times Higher Education asked me to contribute to their Christmas edition in which a range of people select their books of the year. These
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I guess it’s time to say Happy Christmas. I’ll do so with some of the words of the Christmas story that are little noted, from
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