Wednesday 27 June 2012

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Winks and nudges are no way to run a European policy

David Cameron in Europe. David Cameron must keep his word on EU reform

David Cameron’s game of tease over an EU referendum has left his party badly divided, writes Benedict Brogan.

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Hispanics: the rising political power in the United States

For the time being, the Republicans are being saved by the relative lack of engagement among Hispanic communities. Only half of eligible Latinos voted in the 2008 presidential election, compared to two-thirds of white and black voters.

Hispanic voters are a growing force in the US – are they strong enough to swing victory Obama’s way? Jon Swaine reports

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What royal handshake means to Sinn Fein

Historic meeting: former IRA leader Martin McGuinness will shake hands with Queen Elizabeth in Belfast

Sinn Fein must go further after the royal handshake and end its boycott of the Commons, says Paul Bew

A degree in the music biz is bound to lack soul

It’s a brave man that launches a university course for an industry with no rulebook, says Bob Stanley

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Kim Cattrall: it was probably unwise to co-author a book entitled 'Satisfaction: the Art of the Female Orgasm'

My best Latin lesson: seize the day and sink the wine

Rowan Pelling on wine, Kim Cattrall and the National Trust in Soho

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Lords reform gives Ed a chance to make mischief

Will the Labour leader’s game plan be driven by principles or low politics, asks Mary Riddell

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It’s not heartless to replace welfare with work

To end dependency, the Government should return to the basic ideals of Beveridge, says Philip Johnston

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Why won't Americans play our sports?

Sports like Baseball, American football and Ice Hockey are as weird and isolated as the platypus, argues Walter Ellis.

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Darling to the fore as battle to save Union gets serious

The former chancellor's unflashy style is well suited to the grave message the pro-Union camp needs to convey, writes Alan Cochrane

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The NHS is paying for Labour’s dodgy deals

Telegraph View: The state faces huge costs because of flaws in PFI contracts

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Duty freeze

Telegraph View: The Chancellor should be applauded for postponing the fuel duty increase

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Barbarian hoard

Telegraph View: Will the euro go the way of the 50,000 Iron Age coins unearthed in Jersey?

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The scars of the Second World War still line bomber country

Neil Tweedie visits the fields of Lincolnshire to remember the sacrifices of Bomber Command

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The benefits of selective eurozone default

There is a consensus in the corridors of power that if any eurozone member defaults or leaves, contagion and collapse are assured. This is a fairy tale designed to frighten voters into submission to bizarre government policies. It also ignores two historical lessons.

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Could appointing Tom Winsor backfire on Theresa May?

40pc of policemen will lose money under Winsor reforms

The Home Secretary proposes to put a fiercely independent man in charge of the police watchdog, reports Donata Huggins.

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Labour's PFI landmines continue to explode in the NHS

The new Royal London Hospital, built under PFI: the Private Finance Initiative started under John Major to draw private finance into the public services - Why we should celebrate the death of PFI

The cost of Labour's off-balance sheet investments are only now coming to light, argues Chris Skidmore.

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The ‘war on women’ in Afghanistan

Taliban fighters in Afghanistan - Compensation for injured troops doubled by Ministry of Defence

The West's planned withdrawal from Afghanistan is emboldening the Taliban to impose their brutal, medieval restrictions on women's freedoms, reports Emily Dyer

Why poor old George wasn’t really lonesome

The world’s most famous tortoise was a splendid example of one of biology’s strangest rules, says Karolyn Shindler.

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Lynne Truss on holiday reading

Why one woman’s misery memoir is another woman’s beach book

Richard Eyre on tussles with cyclists and brushes with royalty

I recently apologised to the Queen for a youthful mistake. It's a pity the young cyclists terrorising our pavements aren't as remorseful

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'Drunken tweets that are your message to the planet'

Thoughts for the day: 'X Factor’ judge Tulisa Contostavlos is ranting royalty - Beware the drunken tweets that become your message to the planet

Careless words can be costly – especially when they go global on Twitter, says Bryony Gordon.

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Why Tesco could teach No 10 a thing or two

Charles Moore reviews Management in 10 Words by Terry Leahy (Random House)

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Barack Obama must do more than manage America’s decline

Dozens of dainty dishes set before the Queen

We tamed the union bosses, now let’s tackle the barons of business

Enoch Powell still speaks to us today

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Lonesome no more

For an unfurry animal, he had great appeal

Telegraph View: Goodbye Lonesome George, cut off in your tortoisy prime of 100 or so

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After the Games

Arab turbulence is creating a “permissive environment” in which al-Qaeda can attract a new generation of British-born terrorists

Telegraph View: Upheaval in the Middle East has disturbing consequences for Britain's security

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Loving Scotland doesn’t mean hating the Union

Mr Darling said, at a time like this, “the last things we need are … new areas of uncertainty, instability and division”

Telegraph View: The “Better Together” campaign has a gruelling task but the Union is worth it

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What’s up, Doc?

Telegraph View: Bugs Bunny causes digestive problems in rabbits, Finding Nemo leads to flushed fish - children's programmes are a danger to pets.

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Egypt’s hopes betrayed

Egypt: Mohammed Morsi an unconventional Islamist

Telegraph View: the liberal, secularist dream of Egypt's revolution has been betrayed by the army and Islamists.

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Making a virtue out of the need to cut further

British Prime Minister David Cameron addresses a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not in picture) at the chancellery in Berlin on June 7, 2012

Telegraph View: the Coalition's proposed welfare cuts are both a fiscal necessity and a moral imperative.

Radical vision of a liberal state

A classical liberal: the resignation of David Laws as Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 2010 was a great loss to the Cabinet

Telegraph View: The return of the Liberal Democrat David Laws to the Cabinet would improve the chances of reforming public services and cutting state expenditure

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Tighter rein will yield more

A Sunday Telegraph reporter discovered that Tag, a company employed by charities such as Marie Curie Cancer Care, did not, as required by law, disclose how much it charges a charity to mount street campaigns

Telegraph View: A Sunday Telegraph investigation has found that 'chugging' does not always live up to the public's legitimate expectations of honesty and fairness

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