"Keep the Cat Free"

17.05.2012

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“Should the Greek Economy be allowed to fail?”

Yes – James Clough Greece has serious problems. Essentially they have run out of money, and lending any to them is seen as a very risky business. As such, the lenders ...
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A review into our drugs policy would be a triumph for fact

Council Chairman Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller concluded her statement to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Thursday 17 November calling on Government to hold a “proper, and preferably non-political conversation, on ...
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Sri Lanka’s silent genocide

On Monday 21st November and Tuesday 22nd November Imperial’s International Tamil Society organised and ran a successful Breaking the Silence Campaign. They are one of eight different universities in London ...
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The dark side of democracy

The reign of the tyrant is over. In Italy, people celebrated in the streets as Berlusconi resigned; across Europe, markets sighed in relief and hoped that his successor would be ...
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All aboard the nostalgia train

There are many ways to travel and I like to think that I’ve experienced most of them. Each one has its own charm, best suited to different needs and situations; ...
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Occupying the middle ground

George Howard wrote ever such an interesting piece on the Occupy protests the other week. You remember? It was the one that kept using the word socialist to describe a ...
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Poverty should occupy your mind

When a friend came from home to visit me this weekend, the Occupy protest at St Paul’s Cathedral was an obvious stop on the tourist trail. Whether you agree with ...
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I want an armstice

Last week, we marked the death of millions of soldiers. They had all died in action at some point in the last 93 years, since the start of the First ...
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This title doesn’t fit, that’s quite emba...

I don’t really know how to start this article. That’s quite embarrassing. Then again, I think that’s a recurring theme in my life. I always find a way to embarrass ...
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The real benefit cheats

Welfare can be a controversial issue these days, invoking heated debate. It is often said that the hard-working majority are forced to pay taxes for the idle few benefit-scroungers who don’t ...
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