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Beyoncé's daughter and other baby Blues

9 Jan 2012:
Beyoncé and Jay-Z have called their daughter Blue. Unusual? Not by the standards of other celebrities, who have also chosen the name for their offspring
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Being PC in this day and age

8 Jan 2012: Jeremy Clarkson, Ricky Gervais and Andy Gray have all paid the price for causing offence. Miranda Sawyer wonders if we're missing the point about 'political correctness'
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David Cameron, shame on you, for this 'brave' attack on nurses

8 Jan 2012:
Barbara Ellen: He's telling the nurses off for problems (being under-staffed and overworked) for which he and his ministers are responsible.

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Ed Miliband is right: fairness in capitalism matters

Polly Toynbee: Labour's values count even more in hard times. David Cameron has to agree: this could be a tipping point for fat cat Britain
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Bankers can wait. Targeting protesters is much more Cameron's cup of tea

George Monbiot: The Vickers banking reforms are set for 2019. But when it comes to undermining protest ministers don't fanny about
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Employees need a say on executive pay

Deborah Hargreaves: Giving shareholders more powers is not enough – Cameron must not dodge worker representation on pay committees

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British attitudes – poll results

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UK plastic surgery statistics: breasts up, ears down

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Andrew Lansley backs plan for NHS staff to question patients on lifestyles

Health secretary supports idea of health professionals asking patients about their unhealthy habits every time they use NHS
Prisons inspector condemns Long Lartin's 'cages' and slopping out

Nick Hardwick says exercise areas for segregated prisoners are 'not fit for purpose' but conditions in whole unit are 'reasonable'
Former NHS manager awarded £1m in racial discrimination case

Elliot Browne subjected to 'systematic bullying and harassment' at Central Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
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New ward order

Trust's alternative to 'outdated hospital model'

Has North Bristol NHS trust found the answer to providing efficient health and social care after hospital closures?

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