It’s make or break in Manchester.
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As the party meets for its annual conference in Manchester it is fighting for survival.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama and Prince Harry watch wheelchair basketball at the Invictus Games in Toronto on Friday, Sept. 29. Obama spoke earlier in Toronto about the importance of global citizenship.
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The world needs to cultivate a global citizenship sensibility, particularly in the education of our university and college students, to ensure the harmonious survival of planet Earth.
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The British PM finally acknowledged the need for a transition deal, which will play well in Brussels. But her vision for the future continues to amount to vague platitudes.
Some light reading before an important speech.
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Pearls of wisdom for a prince will serve a prime minister, too.
Mariano Mantel
With such a colourful political past, the British prime minister will be hoping for a show of substance in choosing the Tuscan city.
Just say you’ll vote for me and I’ll leave.
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Labour and the Conservatives need a broader bandwidth to appeal to the modern electorate.
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A clueless Tory government and a degenerate EU bureaucracy are locked in a pointless conflict. There must be something more than this.
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For the third time in a row, first past the post has delivered confusion rather than stability.
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Liam Fox insists on keeping faith with the referendum decision. But that is preventing ministers from adapting to an evolving situation.
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Amid the rising forces of populism and nationalism, it’s easy to fear a new age of tyranny. But history proves tyrants are often no match against democracy and its defenders.
Theresa May: not bowing to pressure to ban zero-hours contracts.
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Two experts assess the prime minister’s claim and what the evidence says about the impact of a ban.
All public sector workers have a 1% pay rise cap.
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A deep dive into public sector earnings data since 2005 and how it compares to private sector pay.
Pork barrel politics. Who brought the apple sauce?
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The Conservatives’ pact with the DUP is dodgy and depressing.
Nice work team.
A generous funding package for Northern Ireland has gone down like a lead balloon in other parts of the country.
Theresa May has agreed on terms with the DUP to support her government.
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The unionists have pledged to back up the Conservative government in exchange for an extra £1 billion for Northern Ireland
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Jeremy Corbyn was criticised for his unclear position on Brexit, but it may actually have been the smarter move.
Race to the top?
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The notion of an society organised on merit has held Britain in its sway for decades.
Red jerseys in their 32-10 drubbing of Maori All Blacks on June 17.
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The birth certificates of the 41 players in the squad touring New Zealand are an eclectic mix.
Still in, for the time being.
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In the 12 months since the EU referendum, the nation has only become more confused about where it’s heading.
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This was not the plan. Not the plan at all.