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A burnt-out fairground
A selection from David Pryce-Jones's memoir reveals the literary world, anti-Semitism, and changing politics of twentieth-century Europe.
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I do not want to be English – and any attempt to create an English identity will fail
After the SNP shock, the issue of English national identity will loom large – but it is completely lost in England’s class and cultural divide. By Paul Mason
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'I can't be racist because I'm an ethnic minority woman'
A student union officer who banned white people and men from an event promoting equality
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Greatest Threat to Free Speech Comes Not From Terrorism, But From Those Claiming to Fight it
The UK Government seeks powers to ensure that any ideas or working for any political outcomes
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New Labour Leaders Want to Go Back to Blair’s Policies that Blew Up the UK
By William K. Black
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UK government quietly rewrites hacking laws to give GCHQ immunity
Changes to the Computer Misuse Act were secretly introduced over a year ago.
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Thoughtcrime
By Charlie Stross
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How to Swear Like a Brit - Anglophenia Ep 29 (NSFW - Lang?)
Swearing is a fun stress reliever, and the British do it so well. Anglophenia's Kate Arnell provides a master class in swearing like a Brit.
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Revealed: BP’s close ties with the UK government
Documents show the extent of BP’s influence on government policy and how their intimate relationship is at odds with UK commitments to reduce carbon emissions
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How the Eurovision 2015 voting works?
Voting in the Eurovision Song Contest is quite difficult to follow but never fear here's everything you need to know.
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Didier Drogba to play final Chelsea match
Didier Drogba has announced that Sunday afternoon's home clash with Sunderland will be his last for the Barclays Premier League champions but he hopes to return to the club in some capacity in the future.
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Never Mind The Buzzcocks to end after 18 years
The BBC pulls the plug on comedy panel show Never Mind The Buzzcocks after 18 years on the air.
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Behind the Song: Tiny Dancer
“Tiny Dancer” Written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. There are songs that create an immediate impact on the listening world, and there are others that take a little time to make their mark on the public consciousness.
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Labour dies again
By Ross McKibbin
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The Mystery of the Margate Shell Grotto
In 1835 a labourer was digging a field just outside the English seaside town of Margate. His work was interrupted when he thrust his spade in to the soil and it simply vanished in to the ground...
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A Slender Geothermal Cottage in London
On an eight-foot-wide site in London, architect Luke Tozer cleverly squeezed in a four-story home equipped with rain-water-harvesting and geothermal systems.
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Orthodox Jewish women driving ban unacceptable, says Nicky Morgan
A ban on women driving their children to school issued by a Jewish education institution is "unacceptable", Education Secretary Nicky Morgan says.
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Direct train to Europe
You can now get a direct train all the way to the Mediterranean from the UK. But not to many other places.
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UK police requests to access phone calls or emails are granted 93% of the time
Campaigners call for a curb on the scale of police access to private communications data as the Tories prepare to expand surveillance powers
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Britain’s hotel workers – bullied, underpaid and with few rights
Exhausted cleaning staff, mainly women, are having to attend to more rooms for the same pay and are scared to join a union. But activists are recruiting more members and the workers are fighting back
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