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Brown's a little earner
Gordon Brown may have hankered after the premiership for a decade, but it's most unlikely to be the money he's after - a job in the private sector would earn him more than 10 times as much, according to research by consultancy Hay Group.
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Courage, mon brave. Brown faces his own decisions over Europe
William Keegan: The Chancellor has emerged triumphantly from potential career-death by 1,000 leaks (the Blairites tried almost everything) and the tests of his courage will now be on full public display.
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Labour candidates back written constitution
A 'sea change' in British politics may be under way after a clear majority of candidates for the deputy leadership of the Labour party endorsed calls for a written constitution, reformers claimed last night.
Special report: constitutional reform
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Gloves come off as Mirror and Cameron declare war
A secret clear-the-air meeting last week between the Tory leader and the tabloid's editor, Richard Wallace, has pushed an already prickly relationship to breaking point. James Robinson reports.
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Special report: politics and the media
UK forces in Iraq should stay in their bases, says ex-envoy
British forces in Iraq should mostly be confined to their bases to avoid becoming dragged into feuds between rival political militias, Britain's former representative in Baghdad has warned.
Special report: politics and Iraq
Britain halts £15m in aid
Sierra Leone loses the money due to endemic corruption 'from the President's office to the cleaner'.
Special report: foreign affairs
Special report: development
Reasons to be cheerful in the G8 gloom
Leader: When they met two years ago at Gleneagles, leaders of the G8 pledged $50bn in development aid for Africa.
Special report: foreign affairs
Special report: development
Plan for new 'teenage call-up'
Compulsory community service for the sake of social cohesion is suggested in a government report.
Special report: home affairs
Clash over new Ulster abortion law change
· Pro-choice MPs plan to extend Act
· Church calls for unity against move
Call to ban all school tests for under-16s
· Damning verdict on exam culture
· Pupils under 'intolerable' stress
Special report: public services
Health service's IT surgeon
Richard Granger is in charge of giving the NHS a £7bn computer systems transplant, and vilification by the media has become part of his job. Yet he is confident that he is already transforming the service for the better, writes Nick Mathiason.
Special report: public services
MPs to fight for abortion on demand
Cross-party group wants to remove delays and need for two doctors to approve terminations.
Special report: public services
TUC calls for end to buyout tax breaks
PM-in-waiting challenged to curb private equity.
Special report: economics
The nation loses trust in its leaders
A new poll shows that a decline in deference to authority has accelerated in the Blair years.
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A squalid deal that cost our reputation
Will Hutton: Until we establish the full facts of the BAE affair, Britain is in no position to lecture others.
Special report: foreign affairs
It's not too late to bring Parliament back to life
Henry Porter: Gordon Brown can make a clean break with the Blair years of sofa government. But first he must restore the power and prestige of our ruling institutions.
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So much money, but where are the vaccines?
Nick Cohen: Labour has lavished millions on the NHS, but is still failing to address critical women's issues.
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Special report: public services
Stop endless lessons about Nazis. Tell us our national story instead
Tristram Hunt: A leading young historian and broadcaster says that only by understanding our past can we grasp what it means to be British.
Special report: home affairs
The contest for deputy leader means more than most think
Andrew Rawnsley: Gordon Brown's number two will be the first person elected to a leadership position in 13 years. That adds up to a unique role.
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Time is running out for tax privateers
Ruth Sunderland: Time is running out on the incredible tax privileges enjoyed by wealthy private equity partners. Thanks to concessions from Gordon Brown, they pay a lower rate than a nurse or a cleaning lady - a state of affairs we have criticised on these pages for months.
Special report: economics
It's going to be all change at Annabel's
Cristina Odone:Annabel's was the club for men who loved women. At Annabel's, men of the Establishment sank into comfortable banquettes, sipped champagne and nuzzled their date, mistress - or even wife.
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