Warning signs: Coalition creates the UKIP circus… then runs away to join it

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Apparently there have been warning signs about the rise of UKIP for a while, but can the main parties do enough to win the skeptics back?

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Former Teignbridge candidate says son's BBC interview was 'disgusting' journalism

Stanley Johnson criticises Eddie Mair over bruising encounter – but London mayor concedes presenter did a ‘splendid job’

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Britain's ageing population: the impact on families and services

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Family members are likely to be primary carers, with support from local authorities, central government, the NHS and charities

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How is Devon placed to face up to its ageing population?

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Committee to report startling findings of wide-ranging investigation into over-65s and implications for British society

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10 myths of the UK's far right

Stop the Fascist BNP

Economic crisis and political complacency create a hothouse for racism, Daniel Trilling warns in a new book. Here he lists 10 dangerous misconceptions about the far right

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'Gay cure' Christian charity funded 20 MPs' interns

South West Devon MP Gary Streeter

Christian Action Research and Education has supplied staff to Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats

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Anti-gay adverts part of a worrying theme which stretches to South West Devon

Anti Gay Bus ad

The homophobic advert that has been banned from London buses has reminded us of the Devon MP who has links to a ‘gay cure’ organisation

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Elected mayors – hiding the erosion of local government powers

Torbay Mayor

The campaign for elected mayors is beating its drum for local democracy throughout the UK, but the Torbay experience is less clear cut, and according to Michael Meadowcroft ‘elected mayors are a sleight of hand designed to hide the steady erosion of local government powers’

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Listen up Devon – why it's wrong to make money from NHS children's services

Teddy Bear

The swash-buckling for health contracts begins as deeper privatisation of the NHS kicks in. Here are just a few reasons why its wrong

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Wind power takes a battering

Wind Farm

Wind power and turbines have had a turbulent history, and now it looks like the government is taking flight

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Privatisation of NHS set to continue

NHS - apparently not for sale

Politicians don’t seem able – or want – to save the NHS from privatisation

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Benefit cuts fuelling abuse of disabled people – but it's a price worth paying for weekly bin collections…

What a load of rubbish

Rising public resentment blamed on government focus on alleged ‘scrounger’ fraud and inflammatory media coverage… but at least the benefit cuts will pay for the weekly bin collection…

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What about a People's Question Time on the Hoe?

Belvedere, Plymouth Hoe

There needs to be more of a connection between politicians and the people they represent, and not just when elections come around, says Stuart Bonar

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We're not all in this together anymore – Osborne penalises the poor with his Autumn Statement

Danny Alexander

With his autumn statement, the chancellor has declared class war: a Tory assault on the public sector and the poor

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