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The government's drug policy has veered towards science fiction

Comment: Quantum cannabis – How drug policy turned sci-fi

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Corbyn's use of language is as revolutionary as his policies

Jeremy Corbyn’s appeal is more to do with language than ideology

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It's estimated that over a million pumpkins are purchased every year in the UK for decoration purposes

The scariest thing about Halloween is the 18,000 tonnes of wasted pumpkins

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Women's refuges and homeless hostels could be hit by a cut to social rents

The government’s cut in social housing rents will force women’s refuges to close

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Planning permission has been rejected for major new wind farms

Comment: Britain is falling behind on low-carbon technology

*Comment & Analysis

The no-platforming of Germaine Greer shows any views outside the accepted mantras of identity politics are to be banished

Comment: The attack on Germaine Greer shows identity politics has become a cult

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Child asylum seekers are living in poverty in the UK

Comment: Labour is sitting on its hands as the govt slashes asylum seeker support

The amount we give to asylum seekers is not enough for them to raise their children with dignity. We must stand up for them.

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Junior doctors are to be balloted for strike action

Comment: If Jeremy Hunt wants to improve the NHS, he should start listening to junior doctors

The health secretary’s proposed changes to junior doctors’ contracts could put us all at risk

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The incompleteness of the electoral register undermines the credibility of our democracy

The government’s changes to voter registration undermine our democracy

*Blog

This year alone, tens of thousands of bulls will be killed in Spanish bullfights

Comment: The EU must stop subsidising the torture of bulls

*Comment & Analysis

Energy war: Democratised, bottom-up energy provision is creating upheaval in Germany

Comment: The Tories are paying the Chinese billions to avoid democratising the energy industry

*Blog

Workers hold a rally to save the British steel industry

Words are not enough: Cameron must act to save the UK’s steel industry

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The Chinese president is visiting the UK this week

David Cameron’s comments on Chinese human rights should be made public

*Blog

Closer ties with China could leave Britain exposed to political and economic turmoil in the country

Should Britain jump into bed with China quite so enthusiastically?

*Comment & Analysis

Nicola Sturgeon addresses her party conference

Nicola Sturgeon’s 2015 conference speech in full

*Blog

Justice secretary Michael Gove is believed to be overseeing a review into the charge

The unjust criminal courts charge must be scrapped

*Blog

The bill is opposed by the vast majority of professional medical bodies

The access to medical treatments bill will put children at risk

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Baroness Jones brought a legal case to challenge the blanket collection of citizens' electronic metadata

This shredding of the Wilson Doctrine will make whistleblowers think twice

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The House of Lords will today debate the criminal courts charge

Grayling’s court charge forces magistrates to punish the poor – it’s time for reform

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