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Populated with ignorance Print E-mail
Friday, 19 February 2010 11:00
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When it comes to saving the planet, lefties and greens love to talk about sustainability. But bring up sustainable population, says Eamonn Dwyer, and they rely on discredited arguments from their free-market nemeses.

Last Updated on Monday, 22 February 2010 15:49
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How Mumbai sided with Shah Rukh over Sena Print E-mail
Monday, 15 February 2010 08:33
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My Name is Khan promotional posterBy Priyal Sanghavi

The My Name is Khan saga has finally subsided after a tense week. Widespread criticism from politicians, the media and the public has resulted in Shiv Sena halting their aggressive attempts to stop the film screening in Mumbai. What started as a Bollywood superstar-cum-cricket team owner’s public opinion turned into a political battle to screen a movie advocating peace and love.

Last Updated on Friday, 19 February 2010 21:31
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Flake-ing it - chocolate, love, drool and drivel Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 February 2010 06:57
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By Laurie Penny

I have a confession to make – I am indifferent to chocolate in all its forms. This makes me aberrant as a female, because everyone knows it’s been scientifically proven that all women love chocolate. The presence or promise of chocolate makes us go gooey inside – we melt, simper and attempt to fellate small sticks of foil-wrapped refined carbohydrate while a slurpy jazz soundtrack drones in the background.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 February 2010 14:15
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Thinly veiled misogyny Print E-mail
Monday, 08 February 2010 11:41
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As French President Nicolas Sarkozy attempts to drive through a ban on the niqab and burqa, Laurie Penny describes how the Islamic veil has become yet another item of women’s clothing for men to fight over for their own ends.

Last Updated on Monday, 08 February 2010 15:05
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Is there racial segregation in Britain's towns? Print E-mail
Friday, 05 February 2010 15:04
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This year’s general election will see the British National Party try and exploit divided communities in towns and cities across the country. Charlie Baker, who has worked for regeneration cooperative URBED in cities across northern England, looks at the causes of prejudice and segregation in Britain’s racial hotspots.

Last Updated on Sunday, 07 February 2010 15:22
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