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Economics
Crackdown on crisis loans is simultaneously dystopian and Victorian
22 August 2012

Tesco-only crisis loans, and paternalism for the poor. Marvellous.

Digital
Why is Michael Fish lying about base-jumping, and why are people printing it?
22 August 2012

The iconic weatherman, 68, famous for mis-calling the Great Storm, did not jump off a tower block.

Sci-Tech
Everything Everywhere bringing 4G to UK in September
21 August 2012

Will the mobile phone conglomerate gain a valuable Apple boost?

Sport
San Francisco Giants outfielder concocts most outlandish excuse ever
21 August 2012

When step one is "spend $10,000 building a fake website", rethink your plan.

Economics
Liberalising immigration would double the world's income overnight
21 August 2012

A new paper from NBER suggests that a 116% increase in wages could result.

Economics
Should city-specific immigration come to London?
20 August 2012

Imagine handing control of immigration to Boris. OK, not the best way to sell it, but still...

Sport
Augusta National golf club, host of the US Masters, accepts first female members
20 August 2012

Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore are the first two women accepted.

UK Politics
George Galloway: Assange is only accused of "bad sexual etiquette"
20 August 2012

It can't be rape if you are "already in the sex game", argues Respect MP.

GDP
Niall Ferguson attacks Obama, poorly
20 August 2012

The economic historian penned a cover-piece for Newsweek which doesn't show the best grasp of his subject.

Politics
In praise of lie-ins
17 August 2012

A group of influential young Tories have accused Britons of being "lazy".

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