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Home With war engulfing Iraq, Britain set about reopening its embassy in Tehran, closed in 2011. William Hague, the Foreign…
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The not-so-great charter David Cameron wants every child to be taught about Magna Carta. Some bits he might want to…
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The new Iraq war
Seven weeks ago, Barack Obama proclaimed that ‘it’s time to turn the page on more than a decade of war’.…
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Home After an Ofsted inspection of 21 schools in Birmingham (none of them faith schools), against the background of allegations…
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Old world Brazil has struggled to get ready for the World Cup, even though it hosted it before, in 1950.…
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Tory wars, contd
Modern Conservatives seem to be allergic to success. Every time things are going right, the party spasms. Sir John Major’s…
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Home The government scrabbled together material for the Queen’s Speech, which promised measures to allow money to be put into…
