Party conferences: hot air, lies and betrayal

Conservative Party Conference 2011 merchandise

Jack Critchlow takes a jaundiced look at the political conference season

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Dream up your own wildlife-themed ice-cream and win a year's supply!

Langage Farm ice cream

Devon Wildlife Trust and Langage Farm have got together for an ice cream competition. Dream up your wildlife-themed flavour and you could win a year’s supply of ice cream, and help Devon Wildlife Trust at the same time

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'Made in Wakefield - and proud of it!' New Statesman supports small business

The New Statesmen has an add extolling the virtues of that Wakefield based firm, Coca-Cola Enterprises

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Musings on the Emma Thompson / Exeter University 'racism' story

The Emma Thompson and Exeter racism story has had us musing over the reaction. Here are some of our thoughts

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Peter Wilby's Panglossian view of the political future

Peter Wilby in the New Statesman predicts the General Election result and the outcome of England in the World Cup.

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Turning the air Blue – David Cameron says ‘twat’ on the radio

No angel – David Cameron goes radio ga-ga

It seems strange to be sat here again wondering about the word ‘twat’.

Yes, only a month after the Stuart Cullimore ‘greasy-haired twat’ debacle, David Cameron went on Absolute Radio this morning and tried the word on for size.

Not only that, maybe inspired by Plymouth

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Fruit and veg fashion parade to end

posted by Cptn

You may be familiar with ugli fruit, but get yourself prepared for ugly vegetables, too. Yup, those EU rules which meant fruit and veg conformed to a particular perception of beauty are to be scrapped, which means our five-a-days aren’t going to be judged by looks alone.

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