A debate on which mayoral candidate would be most favoured by the business community threw up some surprises. From the Guardian's Comment is free

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For the timing of our elections to be in the sole hands of the prime minister is destabilising and grotesquely unfair

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Front page commentary on Gordon Brown's speech to the Labour party conference, published in the Guardian

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Yom Kippur is a time for the religious and secular alike to pause and reflect - I wonder if Chelsea's new manager will find the time. From the Guardian's Comment is free

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Team Cameron are convinced their leader's moment is already here. But they've made errors in timing before

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We're divided and now confused by the McCann investigation - and in real danger of losing our common decency

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Bagging non-Labour figures allows Brown to shake off his partisan image, destabilise his opponents and prove the party still has pulling power. From the Guardian's Comment is free

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The mayoral race mirrors the political scene nationally: a Labour stalwart against a modern Tory. We should expect a tough and dirty fight Published in the Evening Standard The race to be London's mayor hardly needs to be talked up. … Continued

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The British exit from Basra palace, remarks by the US defence chief and fledgling peace talks are all telling signs of change

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