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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:05:20 +0000Sun, 8 Nov 2009 02:18:43 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/uk/politics(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e68a120-cb0d-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e68a120-cb0d-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlLord Mandelson will on Monday launch a contentious review into university funding with a wide-ranging remit covering 'soft loans' to students as well as whether to raise top-up feesFri, 6 Nov 2009 22:38:27 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4726d1e-cb11-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4726d1e-cb11-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK prime minister has been attacked by three former chiefs of the defence staff for his conduct over the Afghan war, with the trio all calling for 'clear direction' over policyFri, 6 Nov 2009 21:50:21 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/323339f0-caf2-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/323339f0-caf2-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlEuropean Union leaders will discuss the bloc's full-time president and foreign policy chief on Monday when they meet in Berlin to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin WallFri, 6 Nov 2009 20:10:55 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/38aed4aa-ca58-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/38aed4aa-ca58-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlGordon Brown warned Hamid Karzai, the newly reappointed Afghan president, that he must meet five key tests over the next few months if he is to guarantee an effective partnership between his government and Nato over Afghanistan's futureFri, 6 Nov 2009 11:13:39 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9055212c-cb2b-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9055212c-cb2b-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe body will launch a further review into Commons allowances rather than simply implementing the austere recommendations of the Kelly inquiry, raising the prospect of a reprieve for MPsSat, 7 Nov 2009 00:05:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/87ec27ea-cb1e-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/87ec27ea-cb1e-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlOutraged at the abrupt sacking of the UK's chief drugs adviser, experts say their independence is under political attack – but overall scientists are increasingly involved in decision-makingFri, 6 Nov 2009 21:58:33 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a33af68c-cb11-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a33af68c-cb11-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThis week marks the lowest point yet in Britain's Afghan campaign. The true test of leadership is to rally the nation at a moment like this. Somehow, Gordon Brown must find a way to do soFri, 6 Nov 2009 20:28:42 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/36e086ac-ca60-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36e086ac-ca60-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlLeading current and former scientific advisers called in a document submitted to Gordon Brown for the freedom to debate publicly and operate without political inter­ferenceFri, 6 Nov 2009 04:02:39 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d3197e2-ca60-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d3197e2-ca60-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlTom Wise, the former UK Independence party MEP, admits to false accounting in respect of a monthly £3,000 secretarial assistance allowance in a case that tarnishes his party's expenses stanceFri, 6 Nov 2009 03:42:03 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/398e7026-ca60-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/398e7026-ca60-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Environment Agency says courts in England and Wales should take a harsher line in sentencing companies responsible for serious pollution incidents in order to provide a greater deterrentFri, 6 Nov 2009 03:39:02 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5ac3c28-ca35-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5ac3c28-ca35-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlPublic projects worth £200bn – including the Olympic Games, Crossrail, defence infrastructure and ID cards – are at risk because the government lacks the commercial skills to deliver them, the public spending watchdog warnedFri, 6 Nov 2009 00:09:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6652ce76-ca43-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6652ce76-ca43-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlDavid Cameron's new European policy came under fire from Tory Eurosceptics on Thursday for being too timid, but the Tory leader was said by aides to be 'relieved' that it had not provoked more of a political or media outcryThu, 5 Nov 2009 20:41:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/dcb25106-ca41-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dcb25106-ca41-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlDiversity brings social benefits, but also costs, arising from declining trust and erosion of a sense of shared values, writes Martin Wolf Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:25:42 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed5f81c8-ca36-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed5f81c8-ca36-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlNo more walkouts until at least the new year, bringing relief to businesses and customers in the run-up to ChristmasThu, 5 Nov 2009 19:16:33 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/97a7b2c6-c9ed-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/97a7b2c6-c9ed-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlThe bank's hyperactivity reflects the fact that it controls the only lever still available to policymakers Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:08:56 +0000