Politics: Comment

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

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

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

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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

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