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Letters: Islam and assaults on women

These letters appear in the Wednesday 19th June edition of the Independent

Editorial: Our national genius for self-deception

The British are nothing if not inventive. Faced with the tax-in-all-but-name that is the licence .....

Editorial: Don’t give up on the Co-op model

It provides a necessary and welcome antidote to the City's capitalism

Editorial: Laughing all the way to the bank

It must be a sign of how serious, stressed-out and generally po-faced we have become as a society.....

Editorial: A taxing subject for the G8 leaders

The question is whether they want to do more than sound tough

Editorial: Rouhani victory is a chance for the West to reset relations with Iran

Ordinary Iranians are weary of endless confrontation with the outside world

Editorial: Internet can be a force for good

Despite privacy fears, most people recognise that the benefits outweigh the costs

Editorial: Don’t rain on their parade

It’s a serious conference, of course it is. Nevertheless, it’s difficult to suppress a giggle at .....

Editorial: New ideas must get a sporting chance

Throwing money after sports participation has not achieved the desired results

Editorial: Syria’s red line should never have been drawn

One of the first rules of diplomacy is don’t issue threats that you can’t carry out

Editorial: Greece has lost a crucial voice with the closure of ERT

The public broadcaster's independent voice is needed now more than ever

Editorial: The oil tycoon, his divorce, and a victory for women and justice

The case of Michael and Yasmin Prest is a turning point for British courts

Editorial: Academic excellence - without the 11-plus

An obvious way to improve education – allowing schools to select by ability – is still taboo

Editorial: Great job, Network Rail. All punctuality targets missed

Nearly two out of every three taxpayer-subsidised trains arrived late

Editorial: A bad decision on heart surgery

The problems at the Bristol Royal Infirmary in the 1990s provides the clearest possible evidence of the dangers of spreading expertise too thinly

Editorial: A bogus choice and voter apathy in Iran

The best that can be said about this election is that the new president is unlikely to grate more on international nerves than his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Editorial: A vivid lesson in the economics of health

Debates about public health have been regularly punctuated by studies confirming the intractability of the link to poverty. This latest is shocking, but no surprise

Editorial: Time for a rethink on GM crops

The dire prophecies of Frankenstein foods have not come to pass and it's no longer just scientist waving the flag for fast-growing, pest-resistant cereals

Editorial: Erdogan plays it rough – and wrong

Today’s assault on Taksim Square is bound to sour the atmosphere - and that's assuming Mr Edogan's call to meet with protest leaders was even in good faith

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