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"At every single stage of my life I have been told 'no you can't go to university', 'no you can't go to a good school', 'no you can't become a barrister', 'no you can't become an MP' and now they're saying 'no you can't become mayor'."   David Lammy The man who would be mayor: An interview with David Lammy Politics.co.uk talks to Labour hopeful for London Mayor. PMQs PMQs Verdict: Freud revelation puts Cameron in his sick bed Both leaders may be on their sick beds, but Cameron's condition looks more difficult to treat. Smoking ban Park smoking ban shows how tragically anti-smoking movement lost its way While e-cigarettes wean millions off cigarettes, anti-smoking campaigners are lost in a symbolic world of bans and fines In other news... Desperate scenes as drug law enforcers try to preserve the status quo As the international status quo on drug policy falls apart, supporters are fighting a desperate rear-guard defence Descent into violence: Staff cuts leave young inmates at each other's mercy Lockdown at young offenders' institute reveals weapons stash and culture of beatings Tory MP: Treat patients with herbs instead of drugs to save money Tredinnick: Alternative medicine would save NHS 5% of its budget	Advertise your job vacancies here Mixed messages over regional school commissioners and National Teaching Service Voice General Secretary Deborah Lawson - 'We would like to hear more about supporting schools and communities, and less about undermining and removing headteachers'. Women teachers facing discrimination and inequality Women teachers say they are being denied their contractual entitlements on pay and working conditions, a conference organised by the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, has heard. Scottish Budget: Tax advisers pleased to see back of ‘slab system’ for taxing property sales The UK’s leading tax institute has commented on the announcement of the first rates for Scotland’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), made in the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget, published today. Cameron's Offer of ‘Jam’ Tomorrow On the face of it, raising the tax threshold sounds great, but the problem is this; when you earn so little, tax really isn't the problem. It’s the amount that you earn that is the real issue. House purchase lending in August down 3% on July New CML data on the characteristics of lending in August show that lending declined slightly compared to July, the first month-on-month drop in house purchase lending volume since February this year. CML welcomes FPC's view on Help to Buy We welcome the financial policy committee's (FPC) view that the chancellor does not need to make any changes to the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme. Clegg announcement on introduction of maximum waiting times for mental health is a ‘watershed moment’ says charity Millions of lives could be improved by the introduction of the first ever maximum waiting times for NHS mental health services, according to the charity Rethink Mental Illness.

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