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Steve Richards: Bring on a hung parliament – and the drama that goes with it
Labour's 1997 landslide turned out tobeacurse on the Government
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Hamish McRae: A time for giving with a difference
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
With the recession, there is a shift from giving people things to giving them services
Mark Steel: Come rain or revolution, it's money they all want
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
In 1989 capitalism bought all communism's best players
Carola Long: A cover star fit for a sordid age
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Time and nostalgia give rock'n'roll exploits of yore a glamorous patina
Terence Blacker: Science must never be political or emotional
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
At about the same time as a dastardly hacker was stealing the email archive of the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit, a senior member of the same faculty was addressing a group of villagers in south Norfolk. The professor's themes were energy and climate change, matters of particular interest in a part of rural East Anglia which could become an industrialised hub of renewable energy, and the point of the meeting was to bring scientific fact to bear on what had become an emotive subject.
The Sketch: If he's come to this inquiry with an open mind, he'll leave with one too
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Will they do what they are told? They are so well chosen they don't have to be told
Brian Cox: We're doing it not because it's easy, but because it's hard
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
The Large Hadron Collider is all about understanding the forces of nature, and it’s on this understanding that our modern technological world rest. You can trace a direct line through the history of physics, from Newton’s gravity, Faraday and Maxwell’s electronmagnetism, Rutherford’s discovery of the atomic nucleus, Eddington’s understanding of the power source of the Sun, and on to the LHC. Everything we take for granted today, from modern medical technology to mobile phones, is possible because we understand how the forces of nature work.
Britain's ignorance of Iraq is already apparent
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Patrick Cockburn: Ever since the invasion of Iraq in 2003 senior British officials have gently hinted that what went wrong was the fault of the Americans and, if there is any blame left over, it belongs to Tony Blair.
Manmohan Singh: We'll play our part on emissions, but India won't clean up your mess
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Our generation has an opportunity given to few, to remake a new global equilibrium after the irreversible changes brought about by the rapid and recent geopolitical and economic shifts. Nowhere are the changes more visible than in Asia. India and the United States can work together with other countries in the region to create an open and inclusive regional architecture.
Christine Blower: Ofsted is not up to the task of policing our schools
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
The NUT has very great concerns about the new inspections framework for schools. Ofsted's decision to "raise the bar" in its approach to school inspection is causing anger and fear among teachers.
Christine Gilbert: Ofsted is up to the task of policing our schools
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Weak regulation serves nobody's interests, not even vested interests. Ofsted must not pull its punches – our job is to speak up for children and learners, and I make no apology for that. There can be no hiding place for poor practice.
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Columnist Comments
• Hamish McRae: A time for giving with a difference
With the recession, there is a shift from giving people things to giving them services
• Mark Steel: Come rain or revo- lution, it's money they want
Haven't the 20th anniversary celebrations of the overthrow of communism been miserable?
• Terence Blacker: Science must never be political or emotional
Politicians and action groups select favourable data, ignoring inconvenient evidence
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