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Sun's switch to Tories was 'group decision', says editor

10 Jan 2012: Dominic Mohan tells Leveson inquiry he does not speak daily to Rupert Murdoch, unlike predecessor Kelvin MacKenzie. By Lisa O'Carroll
The Guardian comment cartoon 3hr 12min ago

Steve Bell on Scottish independence vote – cartoon

10 Jan 2012: Cartoon
David Cameron takes gamble on union and tells Alex Salmond independence vote must be held within next 18 months
In praise of ... 3hr 17min ago

In praise of … the High Pay Commission

10 Jan 2012: Editorial: We were told the rich are always with us, but now the unthinkable is starting to be thought
Comment is free 3hr 31min ago

Scotland and the UK: a question whose time has come

10 Jan 2012: Editorial: There must be some grown-up co-operation between Edinburgh and London to make sure that there is a referendum and that it is fair and lawful
NHS 3hr 41min ago

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

10 Jan 2012: Health secretary supports idea of health professionals asking patients about their unhealthy habits every time they use NHS
HS2 3hr 41min ago

High-speed rail link HS2 set for go ahead from minister

10 Jan 2012: Transport secretary Justine Greening to emphasise benefits to other UK cities from 200mph London-to-Birmingham link
Immigration and asylum 3hr 41min ago

Migrants do not affect jobless levels, say researchers

10 Jan 2012: National Institute of Economic and Social Research report in sharp contrast to claim by Migration Watch
Ed Miliband 3hr 42min ago

Ed Miliband tells Labour to face reality of deficit

10 Jan 2012:
Leader sets out new direction and warns party it faces difficult choices on spending at next election
Guardian diary 4hr 47min ago

Diary

9 Jan 2012: Hugh Muir: Multimillion fraud inquiry on a Caribbean island. Can the man with two knighthoods help?
Culture 6hr 12min ago

Dan Jarvis: a very unlikely arts minister

9 Jan 2012: He has served with the Special Forces in Afghanistan. But is Dan Jarvis facing his toughest challenge yet – as shadow arts minister? He talks culture and courage with Charlotte Higgins
Scottish independence 6hr 14min ago

Scottish referendum: PM's tough stance startles Lib Dems and Labour

9 Jan 2012: David Cameron says legal clarity needed on independence vote as SNP accuses Downing Street of 'blatant attempt' to interfere
Nick Clegg 6hr 39min ago

Nick Clegg denies David Cameron vetoed Lisbon treaty changes

9 Jan 2012: Lib Dem leader challenges prime minister to take on Eurosceptics by backing incorporation of new treaty
Comment is free 6hr 42min ago

Ed Miliband is right: fairness in capitalism matters

9 Jan 2012: 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
Scottish independence 6hr 42min ago

Scottish independence: the thorn and the thistle

9 Jan 2012: Letters: A shiver must have run down the spines of most Guardianista Scots on reading that Michael Forsyth 'is leading the campaign to preserve the union'
Ed Miliband 6hr 42min ago

Is Ed Miliband a man of steel or a man of contradictions?

9 Jan 2012: Letters: At the heart of Mr Miliband's problem is the fact that he can't see the difference between being referred to as someone of real steel and grit, and referring to himself as someone of real steel and grit

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Does David Cameron have the power to dictate when Scotland votes on independence?

The prime minister has said that in order for Scotland to have clarity over its future a legally binding referendum should be held within the next 18 months. But does Westminster have the power to dictate the conditions of the referendum? Polly Curtis, with your help, finds out.

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Steve Bell on Scottish independence vote – cartoon

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