Britain's nuclear weapons
The state of the coalition
A new bank
Cameron in India
BP and its oil spill
Police reform
David Cameron in Turkey
Private universities
The 2012 Olympics
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Roll up, roll upThe government gears up to flog bits of itself to the private sector (1)
George Osborne, the chancellor, has said that the Ministry of Defence will have to pay to renew Britain's nuclear weapons, putting more pressure on an already-stretched army budget. Traditionally, the money has come from a special grant from the Treasury.
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-Shing has agreed to buy EDF Energy's British distribution network in a deal worth £5.8 billion
The government has set out plans for a reform of Britain's welfare system, aiming to simplify the system and eliminate the "poverty trap" that can discourage people on benefits from returning to work
Not so fair a player
Britain's new anti-bribery legislation looks good on paper. But there are worries that it may be watered down before it comes into force. More»
Chapeau, Mr Hilll
The first new retail bank to open in many years comes with a revolutionary idea - not treating its customers like dirt. More»
What went wrong at the polling booths
Electoral Commission
The contradiction at the heart of Britain's drug policy
BBC
Afghanistan: What are we fighting for?
Prospect
We have not learned the lesson of July 7th
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Baby boomers are the real spongers
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By the West Pier
Our Obituaries Editor's meditations on death, life and the sea, as she walks along England's south coast More»
Repent at leisure
Borrowing has been the answer to all economic troubles in the past 25 years. Now debt itself has become the problem More»
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