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Labour's computer blunders cost £26bn
Michael Savage: Ministers blamed for 'stupendous incompetence' after taxpayers left with huge bills for bungled projects.
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Will climate change be the Tories' new Europe?
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Andrew Grice: Many in the party do not share Cameron's zeal for the environment, a survey reveals.
Goldsmith had doubts over legality of Iraq war
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Attorney general was not bullied into backing invasion, says Blair's ex-chief of staff
Home Secretary to fight control order ruling
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
The Home Secretary is to appeal "in the strongest possible terms" against a landmark High Court ruling given today which paves the way for two terror suspects to sue for damages.
Labour is weak and dysfunctional, say civil servants
Monday, 18 January 2010
Report claims Number 10 is unable to put its plans into action
Blair inquiry date set
Monday, 18 January 2010
Ex-PM to make long-awaited appearance on Friday of next week.
Government trebles earthquake aid contribution
Monday, 18 January 2010
Tributes were paid today to the first Briton confirmed to have died in the Haiti earthquake as the Government trebled the amount of money it is giving in aid to more than $32m (£20 million).
Clegg calls for end to 'stifling' libel laws
Monday, 18 January 2010
Britain's "stifling" libel laws are "making a mockery" of the justice system and risk snuffing out legitimate scientific debate, Nick Clegg warns.
Straw told Blair of Iraq legal problems
Monday, 18 January 2010
Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, secretly warned Tony Blair that there were major legal obstacles to invading Iraq, it has been revealed.
Ukip calls for ban on burkas
Monday, 18 January 2010
Banning Muslim women from covering their faces is neither "radical or ridiculous", former UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage insisted yesterday.
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1 Twitter joke led to Terror Act arrest and airport life ban
2 Faces of top 10 'most wanted' published
3 Labour's computer blunders cost £26bn
4 Goldsmith had doubts over legality of Iraq war
5 And finally...bizarre real-life predicaments
6 Torture boys 'should have been stopped'
7 Will climate change be the Tories' new Europe?
8 Mother 'helped daughter to die with lethal drugs cocktail'
9 Woman jailed for false rape allegation
10 Forces must adapt to changing face of conflict, says Army chief
11 Home Secretary to fight control order ruling
12 Blue Monday: the most depressing day of the year
13 Gulf between rich and poor cities widens
14 Cherie Blair's stepmother 'victimised for whistle-blowing'
15 The laughing policemen: 'Inaccurate' data boosts arrest rate
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1Twitter joke led to Terror Act arrest and airport life ban
2US waves white flag in disastrous 'war on drugs'
3Isabel Hilton: Don't blame the Haitians for doubting US promises
4Israel attempts to heal rift with Turkey
5Can India find true liberation?
6'Only for elite' fear over Tory teaching deal
7Gulf between rich and poor cities widens
8Bruce Anderson: Is this President really strong enough?
9Labour is weak and dysfunctional, say civil servants
10Leading article: America must fulfil its responsibilities to Haiti
Columnist Comments
• Dominic Lawson: No class war when all MPs belong to an elite
Outside Westminster Balls would seem indistinguishable from Cameron
• Mary Dejevsky: Haiti tests US diplomacy more than aid
The task the US confronts in Haiti is almost the opposite of Katrina
• Steve Richards: Do the Tories get top marks? Not yet...
Cameron and Gove are trying to bring about a cultural shift in teaching
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