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05-01 The Guardian Maggie Brown: 2009 will be a watershed year for British broadcasting This year promises to be a watershed in British broadcasting. By the end of this month we will have the options of a rescue package for beleaguered Channel 4, and of relief for ITV from some of its regional commitments and restraints - with Ofcom giving it
05-01 The Guardian Transport minister backs £4.5bn rail hub for Heathrow A new £4.5bn international rail exchange for Heathrow airport is being backed by the transport minister, Lord Adonis, as a top contender for a series of projects that will follow the approval of the £16bn Crossrail scheme for the capital.The De
05-01 The Guardian Brown takes drive against recession to regions Gordon Brown will today stage a series of high-profile meetings followed by a week of regional trips in a fresh attempt to convince the public that his government is trying to mitigate the consequences of the credit crunch.The prime minister will attend a
05-01 The Guardian Government clashes again with its own drug advisers about downgrading ecstasy The government's drug advisers are to recommend ecstasy be downgraded to a class B drug, in a report due to go before ministers at the end of the month. The advisory council on the misuse of drugs (ACMD) is expected to urge the home secretary, Jacqui Smith
05-01 The Guardian Councils urged to pool cash for crunch-hit projects Councils are being urged to pool their cash reserves in a nationwide "mutual bank" worth up to £3bn, to support local infrastructure projects through the credit crunch and prevent a repeat of the chaos caused by the collapse of Icelandic banks. Depos
05-01 The Guardian Marcel Berlins: Let's stop fighting over the figures in 2009 Last week the Conservatives revealed figures showing, they said, five deaths a week from knife crimes in England and Wales. The instant government reaction was to deny that all those deaths were caused by knives (some may have been by broken bottles). Two
05-01 The Guardian EU admits failures as international pressure grows for ceasefire International demands for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip multiplied yesterday but a flurry of diplomatic activity failed to keep pace with the intensifying Israeli ground offensive against Hamas.Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, is due in Jerusalem tod
04-01 The Guardian Video: Gaza - Gordon Brown calls for immediate ceasefire Prime minister appears on BBC's Andrew Marr show to talk about the situation in Gaza Strip
04-01 The Guardian Gordon Brown calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza after Israeli invasion PM says ongoing hostilities a matter of 'grave concern' and insists international pressure being put on both Israel and Hamas
04-01 The Guardian Peter Oborne: David Cameron plans to transform Britain and has what it takes British social and economic history since the Second World War can be divided neatly into two separate compartments, each 30 years long, separated by a five-year interregnum. The first of these lasted from 1945-1975. The main characteristics were: full emp
04-01 The Guardian Tristram Hunt: This New Deal is a far greater gamble than you might think Top of the political class's reading list on both sides of the Atlantic at Christmas was Cambridge historian Anthony Badger's slim, brilliant volume, FDR: The First Hundred Days. In Chicago, the impatient Barack Obama administration has made no secret of i
04-01 The Guardian Editorial: Gordon Brown is right to be radical Editorial: The prime minister is determined to use the economic crisis to re-establish his credentials
04-01 The Guardian Tories accused over alleged failure to declare use of 'free' office space as donation The Conservative Party in the West Midlands is at the centre of an Electoral Commission inquiry after allegedly failing to declare donations of free office space worth tens of thousands of pounds. It has been accused of using facilities paid for by a separ
04-01 The Guardian Gordon Brown ... on the economy Do you have no regrets, no feeling that there is anything you could have done in the last 10 years that would have better positioned us for this storm? "The truth is that not even the heads of some of the major financial institutions knew what was actually
04-01 The Guardian Gordon Brown ... on the world What differences do you expect the inauguration of President Obama to make to the international dynamic?"What people will see is an administration that is preparing a major fiscal boost, a major stimulus package both now and for the future. I think it may
04-01 The Guardian Exclusive: Gaby Hinsliff interviews Gordon Brown Settled into his armchair by the fire, the prime minister may be two days into the new year, but he is still surrounded by the cosy detritus of a family Christmas.There is a half-drunk glass of white wine abandoned on the coffee table at his Queensferry ho
04-01 The Guardian Labour bids to appoint crime victims' tsar in Scotland Scottish Labour chief David Stewart to launch consultation on creation of champion of victims' rights
04-01 The Guardian Gordon Brown ... on the environment Are you thinking of green construction projects as part of a programme of public works to create jobs?"Britain can lead the world in environmental technologies. We have new investments being made in wind, wave, solar and obviously nuclear, and then there i
04-01 The Guardian Cash for stars in NHS ads kept secret They are the celebrities whose advice about healthy lifestyles is deemed more credible than that of a doctor or government minister. Want to get people to stop smoking? Get Gary Lucy, handsome PC Will Fletcher in The Bill, to record video diaries outlining
04-01 The Guardian Public wants taxes that hurt the rich Two-thirds of Britons want the rich to face punitive tax rates not seen since the 1980s, according to a new poll which suggests that the recession has hardened attitudes towards the wealthy.Bankers are now seen second only to footballers as being overpaid,
04-01 The Guardian Demonised Dewsbury invites Tory leader David Cameron to explain newspaper article over tea David Cameron to visit town after residents challenge him to explain condemnatory newspaper article
04-01 The Guardian Gordon Brown unveils plan to create 100,000 jobs Gordon Brown today unveils ambitious plans for a 1930s American-style programme of public works to ease the pain of recession by creating up to 100,000 jobs.School repairs, new rail links, hospital projects and plans to usher in a new digital age by invest
04-01 The Guardian Grammar schools defy 11-plus axe Northern Ireland's grammar schools are to hold their own 11-plus examinations in defiance of the education minister's aim to abolish academic selection. The private examinations to the breakaway grammars will be held in November, with the results published
04-01 The Guardian EU pesticides ban will 'wipe out' carrot crop New pesticide regulations could lead to collapse of UK's £300m carrot industry, warn farmers
03-01 The Guardian Israel-Gaza conflict: Tens of thousands in London protest Gaza offensive Tens of thousands of protesters showed their anger at the Israeli bombing of Gaza today in a series of rallies across the UK that included throwing shoes at the gates of Downing Street.More than a thousands pairs of footwear were thrown by protesters march
03-01 The Guardian Rehab moves from Priory to suburbia as patient numbers rise A big rise in the number of drug and alcohol addicts entering withdrawal treatments has led to an increase in residential rehab centres, which have moved away from the Priory-style model of country house retreats towards using ordinary houses in suburban s
03-01 The Guardian Letters: Patients have the right to voice their opinion about GP services Letters: The proposal that patients should actually be able to criticise their GPs publicly has got some professional knickers in a right old patronising twist
03-01 The Guardian Nice ruling on drug funding gives hope to cancer patients Expensive drugs to prolong the life of terminally ill cancer patients in England are to be provided free on the NHS, after a change of policy yesterday by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (Nice).Nice issued fresh guidance to the medical commit
03-01 The Guardian Letters: The government lacks a green vision Letters: Policies such as requiring all new homes to be zero carbon by 2016 will be significantly undermined by its own failure to get its house in order
03-01 The Guardian Editorial: Herd instinct and the government's Change4Life health campaign Editorial: Making use of the human desire to fit in could be a powerful strategy in the government's campaign for healthy living
03-01 The Guardian Editorial: In praise of ... historians Linda Colley and David Cannadine Editorial: These excellent historians completed the uncertain journey from prime ministerial bookshelf to the honours list this week
03-01 The Guardian Marina Hyde: Labour's mania for rating reaches GPs - none out of 10 'Yowza! Yowza! Yowza!" Thus goes the rallying cry of the sadistic emcee in Sydney Pollack's disturbing movie They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, which exposes America's Depression-era dance marathons for the cheap, dehumanising spectacle they were. Half-dead w
03-01 The Guardian Lib Dems propose new banking structure Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman, has proposed a long-term reform of British banking so that a firewall is built between domestic banking and riskier internationally traded services. In an interview with the Fabian Review Cable says: "I
03-01 The Guardian Banks defy Brown call to free up credit Britain's banks are defying the government by starving businesses and households of loans and warning that credit will become even scarcer in the first three months of this year. A Bank of England survey found that in spite of Gordon Brown's call for more
02-01 The Guardian Protesters to converge on central London to demand Gaza ceasefire Thousands of demonstrators are expected to converge on central London tomorrow to demand a ceasefire in Gaza amid growing international anger over Israel's week-long bombardment.The singer Annie Lennox, the former mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, comedian
02-01 The Guardian Ministers should not see statistics before they are published, says head of watchdog The head of Britain's statistics watchdog has called for ministers to be stripped of their right to see sensitive official data before it is published.Sir Michael Scholar, the chairman of the UK Statistics Authority, accused ministers of using their advanc
02-01 The Guardian David Cameron calls for more ethical capitalism to emerge from recession Businesses have to recognise responsibilities to society, says Tory leader
02-01 The Guardian Worth a look: six political articles we like – on the Tories, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair, Guantánamo Bay and Hazel Blears Tory success in local and European elections this June will give David Cameron a substantial boost, predicts Michael Brown in the Independent.There is a simple explanation for the UK's lack of blitz spirit, writes Mary Riddell in the Daily Telegraph: we ar
02-01 The Guardian Schools 'not ready' for new special needs rules Union warns regulations that require special needs coordinators to be teachers will catch schools unawares
02-01 The Guardian UK should take in more Guantánamo prisoners to help close camp, says Lord Goldsmith Britain should be prepared to accept prisoners from Guantánamo Bay if it would help the US close the camp, Lord Goldsmith, Tony Blair's former attorney general, said today.But the government insists Britain will not take any more terrorist suspects releas
02-01 The Guardian White working class feels ignored over immigration, says Hazel Blears Many white working-class people across the country feel their concerns about the impact of immigration are being ignored, according to the communities and local government secretary, Hazel Blears.Politicians need to start reconnecting with this group of pe
02-01 The Guardian Mrs Thatcher serves her time From the archive, 2 January 1988: Tomorrow, Mrs Thatcher becomes the longest-serving prime minister since Asquith, a moment worth noting. Such longevity in office is a very large fact. Eight years and eight months
02-01 The Guardian Flawed accounting method hides true scale of pension fund losses Many of Britain's biggest companies are preparing year-end accounts that show their pension schemes moved into surplus last year despite the collapse in world markets, which wiped hundreds of billions from their assets.The latest figures from the pensions
02-01 The Guardian Offenders face public vote on punishments The public may be able to vote for what form of punishment is handed out to convicted criminals in their neighbourhood under plans being drawn up by ministers.The government is preparing a green paper which will look at giving the public a greater say in t
02-01 The Guardian Matter of life and death: Wallace and Gromit makers get animated over UK obesity crisis They topped the Christmas ratings with Wallace and Gromit's bakery adventure, A Matter of Loaf and Death, but Aardman Animations' latest challenge is their most daunting yet.A cartoon advert by the award-winning firm will be the centrepiece of a £75m
02-01 The Guardian Honeymoon over - now mayor faces fight to keep voters sweet From today, residents of the capital will feel the most direct impact yet of Boris Johnson becoming their mayor. As recession clouds gather, the rise in public transport fares he announced in September will come into effect, increasing the price of journey
02-01 The Guardian Inner council: Who advises Johnson? Quick guide to the roles and pay-rolls of Boris Johnson's senior team at City Hall
02-01 The Guardian Prison suicides down, but no room for complacency, says minister The number of inmates who kill themselves in jails in England and Wales fell last year, according to figures published yesterday by the Ministry of Justice.Sixty-one people, including one female inmate, took their own life in 2008, the ministry reported. T
02-01 The Guardian Britain seeks EU agreement on Guantánamo inmates The British government is pressing other European countries to take a common position on resettling inmates from Guantánamo Bay detention centre, but will not take any more terrorist suspects released from the jail by Barack Obama's administration.T
02-01 The Guardian Poll shows little support for joining euro despite pound's fall The sharp fall in the pound against the euro over the past six months has not led to an upsurge in British support for joining the euro, a poll has found. Some 71% of people are against entering the European single currency, with only 23% in favour, accord