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Cameron stopped short of apologising for the massacre Winston Churchill called 'monstrous'.

No apologies: Cameron stops short in India

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Holly Dustin: 'The real problem with the justice system is that most survivors don't report what's happened to them'.

Comment: Anonymity for rape defendants is a tired argument that’s had its day

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Gavin Partington: 'Obesity is a complex issue, with no single solution, and it is clear that the soft drinks industry can play an important role in addressing it'.

Comment: A tax on soft drinks is not the right way to deal with obesity

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Jimmy Carr was found to use a tax dodging scheme, despite doing a TV routine mocking the issue.

The Jimmy Carr problem: MPs want tax dodgers named and shamed

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Michael Pyke: 'The achievements of state schools are routinely underestimated by politicians, journalists and the metropolitan chatterati'.

Comment: The Tories’ Eastleigh candidate speaks ignorant nonsense on state schools

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Miliband: 'We know the Conservatives oppose this measure, even though it would only affect a small number of houses worth over £2m'

Twisting the knife: Labour will force mansion tax vote

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Not a warm, safe environment, according to David Jones.

Tory MP: Gay couples can’t provide safe environment for children

Conservative Welsh secretary David Jones opposes gay marriage because same-sex couples can’t provide “a warm, safe environment” for children.

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MPs: current dangerous dog laws have comprehensively failed to protect people and guide dogs alike.

Criminalising dog fights: MPs demand harsh guide dog protections

MPs criticise the government for its inaction on dangerous dog laws and demand tougher protections for guide dogs for the blind.

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MPs worry that the proposed community trigger could be used vindictively

Anti-social behaviour laws: The new village stocks?

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John Major: EU referendum vote would be "cathartic"

John Major ‘EU referendum’ speech in full

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Joe Cox: 'Citizens and consumers need to stand up to the 'deregulation fetishists' who often cite our wellbeing as a reason for the very deregulation that ends up hurting us.'

Comment: Three things the horse meat scandal says about our politics

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Michael McAndrew: The Pope 'is an essential part of our family, even though it is made up of many millions'.

Comment: How do you replace the Pope?

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Tony Wardle: "We live with the pretence that farming and slaughter in the UK is the gold standard and it's only Johnny Foreigner who's cruel to animals".

Comment: The true horror of the horse meat industry

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Jenny Jones: "The Court of Appeal hasn't necessarily stopped the workfare machine".

Comment: Even though it doesn’t work, Boris punishes benefit claimants

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Six journalists were arrested for suspected phone-hacking while they worked at the News of the World.

Met uncovers new phone-hacking scandal

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Starbucks has been at the centre of the controversy over corporate tax.

Strange bedfellows: Tory MP writes for Communist Morning Star newspaper

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Alistair Thompson: 'There is growing concern among many doctors that abortion is now seen as just another form of contraception'

Comment: Time to review the abortion act

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Legal opinion: anything other than UK's continuation as a state after Scottish independence would be a massive disruption

After independence: The UK carries on, Scotland starts all over again

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Chris Huhne: Court revelations continue

‘He demanded I have an abortion’: Vicky Pryce reveals all about Chris Huhne

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