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collusion of the political elites, the state and the media

George Deacon
7th December 2010 at 17:53
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Mr Murphy, Tory leader of Norfolk County Council, stood in front of BBC’s Look East Camera’s and said he welcomed the lobby by students from Norwich City College against cuts to their travel subsidy. [continue/comment...]
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You’ve never had it so bad

Andrew Fisher
13th August 2011 at 16:27
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Like many others, my youth shaped my politics. Born in 1979, I believe there were several events and experiences that shaped me and the politics I have today. But although growing up under Thatcher – witnessing the bigotry directed at single mothers like my own, the introduction of the Poll Tax, the freezing of the student grant when my sister went to university in 1989 (which appears like a golden age now) – I consider myself lucky. [continue/comment...]
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Aggravated shopping

Andrew Fisher
26th August 2011 at 09:12
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My eyewitness account of the rioting in Croydon town centre on 8 August (also appears in September issue of Labour Briefing) [continue/comment...]
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