This generational smugness about paedophilia is wrong
Yes, the NCCL's tolerance of PIE in the 1970s is shocking. But while we may be better at shunning child abusers, the abuse itself continues
Published by: The Guardian
Monthly Archives: February 2014
Food banks or dignity: is that the choice we offer the hungry?
The rise of food banks in Britain has been met with shock, and denial. But they cannot cope with a national crisis
Published by: The Guardian
Why it’s a good time to be a dictator like Kim Jong-un
Horrors like those detailed in the UN report into North Korea aren't enough to get the world to do something. The response is shock, but then a collective shrug
Published by: The Guardian
These floods are washing away the founding logic of David Cameron’s government
By announcing that 'money is no object', the prime minister has performed the last rites on the notion of inevitable austerity
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Ed Miliband has pounced on inequality – a make or break decision
If the Labour leader really thinks inequality is the topic to win him the election, he's taking a risk – but it may be worth it
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Alistair Darling accuses Alex Salmond of acting like a head of state
SNP conducting campaign of intimidation and abusing Holyrood powers to gag opponents of independence, says no vote leader
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If I were a Scot, I might vote yes to independence. As it is, I can only plead with them to stay
Ignored for so long, it's little wonder so many in Scotland are straining to break away. But heaven help us all if they do
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