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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)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:36:16 +0000Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:27:38 +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/0/748a59a4-d601-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/748a59a4-d601-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlNobody was more surprised to discover that Lady Ashton was Europe's new foreign policy chief than the baroness herselfFri, 20 Nov 2009 23:36:16 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b24954e-d60d-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b24954e-d60d-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe two main UK opposition parties on Friday threatened to block regulatory reforms affecting broadband, internet piracy and broadcasting unless the government made concessionsFri, 20 Nov 2009 22:54:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/89c61352-d602-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/89c61352-d602-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlAided by the economic downturn, this year marked the Pentagon's best recruiting effort since 1973, when the US military became an all-volunteer forceFri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e66bcd0-d5c9-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e66bcd0-d5c9-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe government has put forward legislation to tackle illegal file-sharing and abuse of internet domain names, protect local news provision and add age ratings to video gamesFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:01:12 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/21f9da50-d60d-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/21f9da50-d60d-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlConservative plans to bring in locally elected police commissioners could spark resignations by chief constables round the country, according to the man in charge of the lobbying group representing senior officersFri, 20 Nov 2009 19:56:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ec8e13e-d54e-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ec8e13e-d54e-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK employers' group has supported Conservative plans to cut the budget deficit swiftly and sharply, rejecting Gordon Brown's eight-year timetable to reduce the national debtThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:31:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/078a937e-d53d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/078a937e-d53d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe British Chambers of Commerce is asking the government for a three-year moratorium on labour legislation amid fears that small companies in particular will struggle to absorb a concentrated wave of regulationThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:30:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d24036a-d547-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d24036a-d547-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe the proportion of 16- to 18-year-olds not in employment, education or training rose sharply last quarter, underlining the recession's impact on jobs for young peopleThu, 19 Nov 2009 22:23:42 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/70d8e40c-d538-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/70d8e40c-d538-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlAnger over 'undefined, unprecedented powers' being taken on to tackle internet piracyThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:32:26 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d9747cb2-d545-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d9747cb2-d545-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe economy will not suffer if legislation allowing bankers' bonus deals to be ripped up drives 'reckless' individuals from the City to other countries, says the governmentThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:07:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1b79458-d53e-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1b79458-d53e-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlA warning about the surrender of secret offshore account details to Revenue & Customs has been sent to 27,000 bank customers, in a push by the tax authority to draw attention to its 'last chance' amnesty for evadersThu, 19 Nov 2009 19:27:17 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa846262-d538-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa846262-d538-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlYoung children will be the next group to be given priority in receiving the swine flu vaccine, says Sir Liam Donaldson, the UK's chief medical officerThu, 19 Nov 2009 18:33:43 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f9974b00-d536-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f9974b00-d536-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe stamp duty holiday has helped fewer than a quarter of the homebuyers that government estimates predicted would benefit from it, according to a study by a leading property websiteThu, 19 Nov 2009 18:18:44 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f6ff55e-d549-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f6ff55e-d549-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe High Court has said details of the interrogation of Binyam Mohamed are in the public interest, despite objections from the foreign secretary on national security groundsThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:43:58 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f7e2a02-d54d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f7e2a02-d54d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlDavid Cameron can expect an enthusiastic reception at the CBI's annual conference on Monday, reflecting the transformation in the Conservatives' relations with business since he became party leaderThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:32:24 +0000