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Does Labour have the political will to introduce contributory welfare | Ian Mulheirn
Labour talks of offering a "something for something" bargain to restore faith in the welfare state, toying with linking unemployment benefits to people's past contribution. Meanwhile, it has emerged that ...
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Police hunt for violent sex offender
Geoffrey Mark Ball, 41, is wanted for a breach of "notification requirements" under the Sexual Offences Act.Ball, originally of Newport and twice jailed for sex assault and assault convictions, was last seen in a Redcar pub about a week ago.Cleveland Police have warned the public not to approach ...
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Terror in Woolwich MI5 ‘tried to recruit terror suspect in Kenyan jail’
Britain's security services sought to recruit the Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo while he was being held by the Kenyan authorities on suspicion of attempting to join Somali terrorist group ...
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Terror in Woolwich Theresa May moves to ban extremists who don’t advocate violence
Radical Islamist groups which whip up hatred but do not advocate violence could be outlawed in the UK for the first time, under an attempt to curb the spread of hardline ideology being considered by the Government following the Woolwich ...
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Margaret Hodge calls for company tax secrets to be exposed to MPs
Margaret Hodge suggested firms could be forced to make full disclosures of their tax affairs to a committee of MPs with the power to hear evidence in private. This would allow close, but crucially confidential, scrutiny of their tax arrangements.The new committee could be set up along the lines of the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), Mrs Hodge proposed. The ISC's members are ...
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Julia Gillard on Game of Thrones a vote for the khaleesi - video
The prime minister reveals her love for television series Game of Thrones in conversation with Guardian Australia at Kirribilli House. Gillard says she is a big supporter of Daenerys ...
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Letters GPs and the out-of-hours care crisis
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has linked the crisis in hopsital A&E departments with GPs opting out of out-of-hours care. Photograph: RayArt ...
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Guardian Australia launches with promise of fresh and independent view
Guardian Australia is aiming to better cater for the 1.1 million Australians who regularly read the Guardian's global website. Photograph: Turner & De Vries/Getty ...
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Welcome to Guardian Australia | Katharine Viner
Today we launch Guardian Australia, the Guardian’s third international digital edition, focusing our unique style of journalism on this vast and fascinating country. We'd like to welcome all our readers – from those who have read the Guardian for many years, via the ...
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Tenants face eviction over ‘bedroom tax’
People struggling to pay their rent because of the so-called "bedroom tax" are already being threatened with possible eviction just weeks after it came into ...
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Environment minister faces squatting threat over badger cull
Animal-rights activists are threatening to squat at the Environment Secretary Owen Paterson's second home in southern France as opposition to the imminent badger cull becomes increasingly personal and ...
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Woolwich killing the rules of the game still changing
David Cameron says all the extra possible measures will be examined but there will be no knee-jerk response to the Woolwich attack. Photograph: Handout/Getty ...
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Woolwich murder Theresa May vows to get tough on extremist websites
Theresa May , including tougher pre-emptive censorship of internet sites, a lower threshold for banning extremist groups and renewed pressure on universities and mosques to reject so-called hate preachers.May also signalled that she was prepared to do battle with Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, over his veto of the communications data bill.After four days in which ministers have been ...
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William Hague set for climbdown over Syrian arms embargo
Foreign secretary William Hague's bid to partially supply Syrian rebels with arms is likely to be rejected in a meeting of EU foreign ministers. Photograph: Wpa ...
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England build big lead after Black Caps collapse
Alastair Cook closed in on a 25th Test century after deciding not to enforce the follow-on as England, looking to ensure a series victory over New Zealand, built a substantial lead in the second and final Test ...
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Editorial We should not sacrifice civil liberties in a panic
All to the good. For too long certain so-called hate preachers have been allowed to peddle a vile mishmash of anti-Western, anti-semitic, extreme homophobic and misogynist ideas among often unsuspecting congregations, even on university campuses, under the guise of religious instruction. The more closely monitored these men are the better.But the danger is that, in the rush to silence hate ...
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French investigate Woolwich ‘copy-cat’ attack on terrorism patrol soldier in Paris
John Lichfield has been The Independent's man in Paris since 1997, covering French news. Before that, he was the paper's Foreign Editor and he has also worked in Brussels and ...
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Going away Don’t forget the cameras Mr Cameron
It's difficult for senior politicians to take a break abroad. David Cameron came under fire for jetting off to Ibiza for the weekend in the midst of a terror alert. Which made the first-day-of-holiday photo shoot all the more ...
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Badger protest threat to minister’s holiday home
Animal-rights activists are threatening to squat at the Environment Secretary Owen Paterson's second home in southern France as opposition to the imminent badger cull becomes increasingly personal and ...
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Fat Charlie hits the road as new owners take on Little Chef
Little Chef has been put up for sale by the private equity group Rcapital and bidders, believed to include McDonald's, Costa Coffee and KFC, are said to be unlikely to retain the ...
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Englands bowlers put New Zealand on the back foot
England's wicketkeeper, Matt Prior, celebrates after Martin Guptill of New Zealand was bowled by Graeme Swann. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty ...
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Why do Muslims keep having to explain themselves
I have written extensively about the Rochdale and Oxford gangs and their sick values, but it's clearly never enough. And how dare these letter-writers link me to the Woolwich savagery? What's it got to do with me or the millions of other blameless British Muslims? We hate Islamicist brutes more than any outsiders ever could. They ruin our futures and hopes. And at moments of high ...
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Weve moved on from the Iraq war – but Iraqis dont have that choice | John Pilger
Iraq rolls down the long roads that are the desert's fingers. It gets in your eyes and nose and throat; it swirls in markets and school playgrounds, consuming children kicking a ball; and it carries, according to ...
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Hans Blix urges Britain to relinquish Trident nuclear programme
Speaking at the Hay literary festival, Hans Blix asked if Trident was 'required to protect UK independence or UK pride'. Photograph: David Levenson/Getty ...
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Green groups attack government resistance to EU climate change goals
Energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey is to oppose new EU goals on renewable energy within electricity generation. Photograph: Gareth ...
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Britain losing interest in leading?
Britain was once the most powerful country in the world, it ran an empire that was the envy of every other colonial power, and gave the world a number of modern institutions that are still widely used today, most notable in the realm of political systems and democratic checks and balances. But Britain today is a shadow of what it once was, some might say it is just another country, nothing special.
Perhaps it’s a little harsh to say there’s nothing special about the UK. The United Kingdom remains an influential country in international politics, especially throughout the Commonwealth, and the capital city, London, is headquarters to some of the world’s biggest companies and home to one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. Read more
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