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Afghanistan: a Lost Cause but not a Pointless Cause

Helmand Province in Afghanistan is the dangerous centre of British military operations, and the place where hundreds of British and other soldiers from elsewhere died or were wounded badly because of the Taliban.
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Balance and Compassion in the Lord Rennard Affair

The Lord Rennard affair has the appearance of a rather bad play, part farce, part drama, part tragedy depending upon if and how you are involved. It is badly written, not very credible and the main dramatis personae increasingly are unlovable as the show develops, and for all these reasons it is easy to forget […]
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Robert Gates and the Case for War

Robert Gates has warned the UK that reducing our military capability will jeopardise our “special relationship” with the US and limit our ability to be a major influence in the world. Does his case for war matter, I wonder? And is it true?
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The Community Importance of Internet Voting

The ability of Britons to vote through the internet, at last, is gaining serious attention after the Speaker, John Bercow, announced, with determination, that he is commissioning research into how this can be achieved.
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The Fairness of a Living Wage

It is a sign of the present unfairness in society that the principle of paying a living wage for employees can only, it seems, be achieved through incentivising their employers – as highlighted by the Leader of the Opposition, Ed Miliband. What has happened to the idea of corporate responsibility?
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The Truth about US Surveillance

US surveillance on rival countries is centre stage at the moment, as Angela Merkel and other EU leaders express outrage at the idea that their conversations have been intercepted by American eavesdroppers, but the truth, reluctantly but increasingly acknowledged, is that many developed countries do what they can to learn what others are planning, or […]
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Politics and the Police: Lessons from Plebgate

Politics and the police make uneasy bedfellows, and the unravelling story of how a number of police officers, fiercely opposed to government policy on police funding and cuts, may have lied publicly in order to discredit the Chief Whip and the government itself, demonstrates the dangers of political bias in enforcing the law. It was […]
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