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• Bad politicians are slave to public opinion. Good politicians try to change it | Polly Toynbee

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 163
  Social scientists now need to take a leaf out of David Nutts book, and speak out on bad policies – yet recognise politics is an art The latest culture clash between politics and science sent a spasm of anger and alarm through every academic discipline. The sacking of Professor David Nutt as head of the Advisory ...
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• Four shot dead at family Thanksgiving gathering in United States

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Three women and a six-year-old girl in her bed were shot dead during a family Thanksgiving gathering in Jupiter, Florida. Police are looking for Paul Michael Merhige, 35, a cousin of the child victim, Makayla Sitton. He has no criminal record. Police said 17 family members were in the house when the shootings were ...
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• Eyes Shut Tight

  
  Get the Flick — Authority: 134
  It won’t be too much longer before the light shines so brightly that we won’t be able to ignore it any longer. No matter how tightly we shut our eyes. The rabid right has made me doubt my faith in America ”What troubles me about the US today in ways I never expected to witness in my lifetime is not Obamas ...
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• Geoffrey Moorhouse obituary

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Guardian journalist and author who wrote a bestseller about his Saharan travels Geoffrey Moorhouse, who has died aged 77, was a Guardian journalist of deep integrity who moved out of daily newspapers to write books on a variety of themes, most often invoking the human spirit. One book in particular, The Fearful ...
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• Roy Greenslade: Understanding why newspaper staff cuts are necessary

  
  Media: Greenslade | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 142
  It hasnt escaped my attention that some people want me to comment on staff cuts at the London Evening Standard . Similarly, many people want me to say what I think about the cuts at The Guardian and The Observer . This is, of course, a no-win situation for a hired hand - as the commenters well know. If I say ...
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• Aonuma hints at flight in next Zelda Wii title

  
  The Gaming Vault — Authority: 133
  In an interview with The Guardian Eiji Aonuma, the famed director behind the Legend of Zelda franchise hints that Link might get to fly in the next Zelda instalment. He doesn’t want to spoilt the “pleasant surprise” he’s got cooking, but he was willing to reveal this little tidbit: “I have an ...
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• This weekends Christmas food and gift offers

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  We round up some of the best Christmas discounts available on the high street and online This weekend the Christmas shopping season begins in earnest. By the time it ends each of us is expected to have spent about £450 on gifts, food and drink. Online retailers are preparing for "mega Monday" , the busiest internet ...
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• 10 of the best: board games

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Jeffrey Coolidge Backgammon The Romans played a forerunner of this called Tabula and the Ancient Egyptians were partial to a similar game. Eighth-century Muslims and 16th-century Elizabethans deemed it immoral and banned it but it throve defiantly and is now a fixture in backstreet bars of the Middle East. ...
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• Anthony Bolton is investing in China. Will you follow him?

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  The countrys most renowned fund manager, who made a fortune for his clients, is emerging from retirement to launch a Chinese fund. Should small investors follow him? YES China will continue growing while debt-ridden Britain lags behind Anthony Bolton has spent the past three months in China, and believes that, ...
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• Kipper Williams: Walker report: Id hate anyone to know I only earn £1m

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  New laws will require banks to reveal how many of their staff earn over £1m a year – but they will not be named
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• Retail sales rise in rush to beat VAT hike

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  CBI says retailers expecting growth in Christmas run-up Sales on Britains high streets rose at the fastest pace in two years in November as shoppers rushed to take advantage of the VAT holiday. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said today that retailers are expecting growth to pick up further in the ...
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• Hammerhead sharks see the world in glorious 3D, sight tests reveal

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  The wing-like heads of hammerhead sharks with their widely spaced eyes give the creatures excellent binocular vision, scientists have found The bizarre appearance of hammerhead sharks has led generations of marine biologists to ponder the same question: why the wide face? Part of the answer may now be at hand. Eye ...
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• Theatre review: The Priory, Royal Court, London

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Royal Court, London Michael Wynne seems to be charting the progress of his generation at seven-year intervals. After the Birkenhead-based The Knocky and The People Are Friendly, he now turns his attention to a gang of success-orientated thirtysomethings gathered for a new year bash. Since the action takes place in a ...
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• Martin Rowson on Bankers pay

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Simon Jenkins: Regulators have long been suckered by the too big to fail mantra. The Walker report has all the power of a feather duster Martin Rowson
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• Hugh Muirs diary

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Who knows whos doing what to whom in the plush salons of London? Anythings possible No one was brought to book for the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko in a central London hotel three years ago. Andrei Lugovoi was the suspect named by Scotland Yard. A state-sanctioned assassination, police would say. But, ...
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• Life with Leinster and success with Scotland revive Nathan Hines

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Ahead of Saturdays game with Argentina, Scotlands lock talks of how he has banished any thoughts of retirement Just a shower and a quick rub-down after the final whistle at Murrayfield on Saturday and Nathan Hines will be on his way to the airport. The giant from Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, is going home to spend ...
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• First London – the firm that made the guarantee

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  • Letter of guarantee dated 16 days before accounts approved • Accounts list three shareholders of potential significance When Blenheim 1862 received the letter of guarantee from First London, dated 31 May 2009, what the supporters trust could not have not have known was the current picture of First Londons ...
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• Dubais debts give horse racing cause for anxiety

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  • Losses could affect Sheikh Mohammeds racing involvement • Emirate increasingly reliant on Abu Dhabi The British racing industry could have much to fear over news filtering out of Dubai that the emirates principal state‑owned holding company, Dubai World, has asked for a repayment holiday on its £35bn debts. ...
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• Football League renews inquiries into Notts County

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  • Mawhinney says further questions have been asked • Complex and confusing structure around club The Football League has renewed its inquiries into Notts Countys ownership. Lord Mawhinney, the Football League chairman, confirmed to the Guardian yesterday that the Meadow Lane club has been sent a series of ...
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• Grant sizes up formidable challenge

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  • Avram Grant inherits thankless task at Fratton Park • David James greets appointment of a very wise man As the man who followed José "Im not one from a bottle" Mourinho at Chelsea, Avram Grant is familiar with taking on challenges of which contestants on the Krypton Factor may have been wary. Yet Grants ...
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