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7 November 2010

Inside Opinion

Iain Duncan Smith, on a visit to the deprived Easter-house area of Glasgow, has plans for welfare

Jobs, not threats, get families off welfare

Douglas Alexander: The Government is making the classic Tory mistake – in a shrinking economy, greater work incentives will have a limited impact.

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Leading article: Tread carefully, Mr Cameron

Of all the phrases that have come back to bite politicians – "read my lips", "purer than pure" – David Cameron's "we're all in this together" is near the top of the historic list in its potential for embarrassment.

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IoS letters, emails & online postings (7 November 2010)

The US copes with having several different time zones, with up to five hours' difference from east to west coasts, so I think Britain can manage being one hour behind central Europe.