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Community football stars pay tribute to Kurtis Townsend
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Presents: the real meaning of Christmas
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Blogposts Archive
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OECD inequality report: how do different countries compare? And where is the UK?
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsThe OECD inequality report shows how countries across the developed world are getting less equal. And none faster than the UK. See what the data says
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South Africa – where climate change may trigger a toxic timebomb
Posted on November 26, 2011 | No CommentsJohannesburg's mining industry has been a mainstay of the city for decades, but its vast waste dumps are a huge threat – and Mariette Lieferink is leading the charge for a clear-up -
Africa’s great ‘water grab’
Posted on November 24, 2011 | No CommentsForeign investors aren't just after land in Africa. Access to water is essential – which can bring them into direct competition with the needs of local communities -
Can vulture funds be prevented from preying on poor countries?
Posted on November 16, 2011 | No CommentsFirms that buy up the debt of poor countries and then try to force them to pay up are being hobbled by legislation in the UK. But the law doesn't go far enough -
Should donors give money to countries with poor human rights?
Posted on November 11, 2011 | No CommentsDonors once sent aid to the most despotic regimes to secure strategic national interests. Now they appear to want to use their aid power to stand up for the rights of citizens in other countries -
Reality check: Student protest posters and placards
Posted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsStudent protests have been notable for their distinctive placards. Jessica Shepherd examines what messages the demonstrators have chosen and why -
Student tuition fees protests – live blog
Posted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsThousands of students marched through central London to protest against the government's cuts to education, increase in tuition fees, and the introduction of private providers into the university sector. -
Archbishop Sentamu targets City greed
Posted on November 5, 2011 | No CommentsHe suggests denying honours and the Queen's Awards for Industry to fat cat firms; and an interesting way of embarrassing tax avoiders -
Al-Jazeera gives African journalists a voice
Posted on November 4, 2011 | No CommentsSeries will highlight investigations by reporters working in African countries -
Global development voices: Africa’s teachers
Posted on October 31, 2011 | No CommentsEight teachers tell us about the progress of education in their country, what they see as the biggest challenges for African teachers and students – and their hopes for the future
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Online news sites are not all about journalism – think of the money
Posted on October 19, 2011 | No CommentsRoy Greenslade: US researchers look a how news websites raise their funds and link with their audiences
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Harassing people on benefits degrades us all
Posted on October 18, 2011 | No CommentsThe repugnant moral rhetoric about benefit claimants echoes Victorian prejudices about the 'undeserving poor', writes Peter Beresford
