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Blair needs real enemies, and fast

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More health cash? It’s a nightmare

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Go on, Tony, take paternity leave

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Politics

The bankers are fighting like cats

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Two Englands, but which has won?

Huntingdon is the safest Tory seat, Bootle the safest Labour one. Guess which is more satisfied with

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The Tories’ summertime blues

William Hague needs to convince his followers that being an MP can be fun, writesGeorge Lucas

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Buy girls and keep Castro in power

Cuba is the new tourist destination. But every visitor's dollar reinforces Fidel's dictatorship

By George Lucas

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