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Suicide attacks are un-Islamic

There is nothing Islamic about so-called Islamic terrorism. But why are so many Muslims reluctant to condemn it?

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Drugs rows, Aids denial and the post

Legalising all drugs would raise billions in revenue

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Happiness is U-shaped

Don't believe all you read suggesting that quality of life in the UK is rotten

Leader: Killed in the name of crooked Karzai

The tawdry spectacle of Karzai's "re-election" should shame western leaders

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Leader: Electoral change – glimmers of hope?

Electoral reform remains the key to unlocking democracy in this country

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Brussels is back with a vengeance

Brussels is back with a vengeance

The ratification of the Lisbon Treaty creates new dilemmas for David Cameron-and for David Miliband

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I have to admit, I love it when there’s talk of Tony

It's not that I'm not a supporter of GB. It's just that he definitely doesn't know my name

Where the Wilde things are

Where the Wilde things are

The desecration of Oscar Wilde's grave by his "fans" is criminally vulgar

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Our future in their hands

Our future in their hands

It is a myth that David Cameron and George Osborne have no ideas – from elected police chiefs to parents setting up “free schools”, they have armed their party with policies that match their vision of a smaller state

Good idea: Trust the experts

Good idea: Trust the experts

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“We must move on from New Labour”

Darling must not put VAT back up

Rory Stewart, Who’s Who and clubs

Poverty impoverishes us all

There’s nothing to debate about racism

Leader: George Osborne: what is your plan B?

Trial by fury

Good idea: Starting from scratch

Leader: Why Britain must abort mission in Afghanistan

The wrong war, being PC and Bono

James Macintyre

Miliband's dilemma

Brussels is back with a vengeance

John Pilger

Support the strike

John Pilger

David Blanchflower

On happiness

Happiness is U-shaped

Afghanistan

Crooked Karzai

Leader: Killed in the name of crooked Karzai

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Mehdi Hasan

No debate on racism

There’s nothing to debate about racism

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