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03:11 February 10th, 2010

Fraser Nelson sets an agenda for David Cameron

By: Julie Mollins
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Fraser Nelson, editor of the Spectator magazine, promotes Conservative leader David Cameron as a candidate with strong ideas who is misunderstood by people who think that all he has done is made concessions to the Labour platform. Join Discussion

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19:01 February 8th, 2010

A decisive majority at the polls is key in UK vote

By: Mark Bolsom
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Political debate exploded at the weekend after two national opinion polls revealed that a hung parliament is thought to be the most likely outcome of the next general election. Join Discussion

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February 9th, 2010
12:47 pm EST
As I head toward my sixties, I can only remember one hung parliament in 1974, which lasted a very short time. While 'past performance is no guarantee of the future' I'd have to say the odds on a hung parliament are vanishingly small. The biggest danger is voter apathy - a party called 'None of the Above' would get a landslide! It doesn't help, but I suspect that political uncertainty is far outweighed in the markets by economic uncertainty; the prize is there for the taking by any party that lays out a coherent economic strategy and policy set.
-Posted byPercyPants
 
11:16 February 5th, 2010

U.S. military power: When is enough enough?

By: Bernd Debusmann
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The numbers tell the story of a superpower addicted to overwhelming military might: the United States accounts for five percent of the world's population, around 23 percent of its economic output and more than 40 percent of its military spending. America spends as much on its soldiers and weapons as the next 18 countries put together. Join Discussion

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19:01 February 7th, 2010

Glass ceiling remains unbreakable by all but a few

By: Lindsey Nefesh-Clarke
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In our new, post-industrial world, haven’t most of the critical legal and social battles for women like me been won? Isn’t it self-indulgent to bash on about the need to persist in the struggle for women’s empowerment and gender equality when my ostensible juggling act is to type a memo on my BlackBerry with one hand and operate the microwave with the other? Join Discussion

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10:06 February 7th, 2010

The agony of Pakistan

By: Sanjeev Miglani
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It must take a particularly determined lot to bomb a bus full of pilgrims, killing scores of them, and then following the wounded to a hospital to unleash a second attack to kill some more. Karachi's twin explosions on Friday, targeting Shia Muslims on their way to a religious procession were on par with some of the worst atrocities committed in recent months. Join Discussion

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18:34 February 4th, 2010

One Young World: let’s hear it from the under-25s

By: Julie Mollins
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Amid the ongoing global conversation about the economy, and projections about when -- and in which markets -- the world might emerge from financial crisis, the collective voice of the under-25 age group is hard to hear. Join Discussion

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February 9th, 2010
11:43 pm EST
I am a UK delegate of One Young World, Talyn Rahman - training in diplomacy and politics in the UK and at interational level. Please check my blog for inside pictures, interviews with VIPs and other delegates at OYW: http://blazeryu.blogspot.com/2010/02/one-young-world-ceremony.html
-Posted by Talyn Rahman
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10:51 February 2nd, 2010

Forget tanks; can Twitter win today’s Mideast war?

By: Alastair Macdonald
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"We have to identify all the social networks that can help us, and we have to learn how to use them." Join Discussion

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14:08 February 4th, 2010

Time to invest in Europe’s bio-clean tech delta

By: Luuk Van Der Wielen
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Today the global megatrends of food security, energy security, global climate change and sustainability command the attention of nations worldwide. Confronting these challenges will test political systems, drive policy and stress international relations. Join Discussion

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19:28 February 1st, 2010

Good eco-sense is good business sense too

By: Juliet Davenport
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Regardless of their views on climate change and man’s contribution to it, most business leaders agree on one point – as fossil fuels get scarcer and the UK decarbonises our economy, our energy prices will continue to rise. Join Discussion

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February 3rd, 2010
10:49 am EST
I have always believed the UK should control our own energy resources, giving foreign powers such control places the UK always in a losing position. What a great idea, communities and busineses making their own energy. I have concerns for the English rural areas where the price of gas is always higher than the urban areas, so local energy creation makes sense to them.
-Posted byAlex Jones
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