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politicshomeuk | Ann Widdecombe: To say question of prayers before council meetings is a matter o...
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Ann Widdecombe: To say question of prayers before council meetings is a matter of human rights stretches the bounds of imagination
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politicshomeuk | David Lammy: "Aggressive secularism" is taking over UK
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David Lammy: "Aggressive secularism" is taking over UK
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politicshomeuk | Sir Menzies Campbell on NHS Bill: I cannot understand the left's opposition to a...
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Sir Menzies Campbell on NHS Bill: I cannot understand the left's opposition to a policy that was introduced by the Labour government
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politicshomeuk | Andrew Cave of Federation of Small Businesses: Problem is not that banks aren't ...
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Andrew Cave of Federation of Small Businesses: Problem is not that banks aren't lending, but that the rates they're offering are too high
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Marina Hyde | This Falklands sortie is just petty British William-waving | MarinaHyde
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* Falkland Islands * Argentina * Prince William * Prince Harry * Cristina Fernández de Kirchner * Monarchy * Americas Marina Hyde guardian.co.uk © 2012 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliate...
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