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‘Jumpy’ manages to avoid all the rotten familial clichés
‘You’re ruining my life!’ may sound like a stereotypical teenage response to parental domination, but somehow – miraculously – Jumpy manages to avoid all the rotten familial clichés. April De Angelis has managed to
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David Leigh is wrong to argue for Newspaper state subsidies.
Last Sunday, David Leigh (Guardian) put forward a very controversial argument in support for state subsidies to British newspapers. Leigh argues in his article that due to the sector wide agreement that printed newspapers
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If Danny wants to clamp down on top earner taxes, he should simplify the tax system.
Olly Neville, At the Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton, Danny Alexander went full guns blazing at top earners who avoid tax. We came up with a plan that could help him out: At the
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Green Policy will hurt those it means to protect.
The Green Party of England and Wales displays the following message on its policy page under the sub-section of ‘Jobs and Living Wage’. Work towards a 35-hour working week. Full time UK employees work
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Who is the illustrious Milton?
Just who is the illustrious Milton that everyone has been talking about recently? Well, or so he most likely wished they would… Our good friend Milton is a silly old man and can’t
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Dear all, I would like to introduce to you our new online magazine ‘The Backbencher’. We are a brand new organisation with clear goals on how we would like to see change –
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