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"You know what Michael? With your long hair, and your strange views, we all thought you were mad, and do you know what? The Conservative party has changed, and now we are all mad just like you" Royal baby! Royal baby! Royal baby! Royal baby: Unnecessary congratulations analysis There is nothing a politician likes more than being able to associate themselves with good news... Royal baby? This has been the mother of all media frenzies The intense national squawking about the royal baby has turned us into a nation of flapping mother-in-laws. We seem to have forgotten that this little bundle of joy will make next to no difference to any of our day-to-day lives. More porn Comment: Anti-porn proposals must now make the journey from rhetoric to reality The prime minister’s pornography speech on protecting children online is very welcome, but perhaps we should not get too over-excited before seeing the small print. Comment: Three bad ideas about sex and the internet Is David Cameron a complete fool – an ignoramus of the highest degree when it comes to online technology – or a master manipulator, using justifiable fear of child abuse to stir up some quite ridiculous notions around controlling the internet as a whole? David Cameron's porn speech in full Three stories to do with Unite MPs demand Crossrail blacklisting investigation MPs are calling on Vince Cable to agree a full-scale probe into blacklisting in the construction industry, following allegations by the Unite union. Poll: Unite's members show distance from Labour A majority of Unite members do not feel they are well-represented by either Ed Miliband or its general secretary Len McCluskey, a poll suggests. Miliband starts countdown on trade union confrontation Ed Miliband's clash with the unions will come to a head with a 'special' party conference next spring, in a bid to get the confrontation out of the way 12 months before the next general election. A diplomatic debacle EU member states snub UK's Brussels powers review Just two EU member states have said they will give evidence to Britain's EU 'balance of competences' review, it has emerged. And finally... Tory minister: 'We're all mad now' The Conservative party has changed so much its members are now universally "mad", a Cabinet Office minister has reportedly said.	National Grid outlines future UK energy mix National Grid: Beating renewable targets 'no longer credible' NASUWT comments on the deputy prime minister's announcement Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT the largest teachers’ union, comments on the announcement by the deputy prime minister to reform the way in which primary schools are held to account... RSPCA: Lab animal numbers break 4 million barrier Today the Government announced that the number of animals used annually in scientific procedures in the UK has increased yet again, and shockingly, has now broken the 4 million mark (4.03 million animals used in a total of 4.11 million scientific procedures). Dr Hadwen Trust outraged by another annual rise in animal experiments Home Office figures released today showing an 8% rise in the number of procedures conducted using animals in scientific research in 2012 make for ‘immensely distressing and upsetting news’, according to the Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research (DHT). ESRC: 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth' The ESRC is delighted to announce the funding of the new independent 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth'. ESRC: 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth' The ESRC is delighted to announce the funding of the new independent 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth'. Voice: Public urged to take part on consultation on “outrageous” pay recommendation for MPs Voice: the union for education professionals – which represents teachers, education support staff and nursery workers – has rejected the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority’s recommendations on MPs’ pay and called on members of the public to send their views to Ipsa.Public urged to take part on consultation on “outrageous” pay recommendation for MPs MRSA Action UK: Accounting for the reductions in MRSA and C.diff flawed - these are lives, not numbers Public Health England figures show that trends over the last two years reveal that there is a direct correlation between the hospital and community apportioned cases of both Clostridium difficile and MRSA bloodstream infections. IET: New computing curriculum lacks clarity Plans to transform the national curriculum for state schools in England, announced today, lack clarity according to Europe’s biggest engineering and technology institution.

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