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Andrew Gilligan

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Savers not spenders need the tax breaks

The most numerous victims of the economic crisis are not, and will not be, the unemployed, or those who lose their homes Comments

Vicky Ward

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Parent trap with harpoons thrown in

If the recession doesn't kill you, parenthood will. That has been my experience over the New Year Comments

WHEN Sharon Shoesmith was ordered out of her job as head of children's services in the borough where Baby P died, the Children's Secretary Ed Balls said: "This kind of failure should not be rewarded with compensation or payoffs." Comments

Anthony Hilton

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This year will be tough - but don't panic, it will not be Apocalypse Now

Debenhams and Next today posted poor Christmas figures but it�s a sign people see the credit crunch as the solution, not the problem Comments

Chris Blackhurst

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A towering opportunity to regenerate this backwater

Two Irish entrepreneurs have devised a �4.5�billion scheme for Battersea Power Station and the Nine Elms corridor. Here they outline their vision but to realise it the Mayor may have to break the rules Comments

Matthew Norman

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Bring on more of this sporting glory to lift all our spirits

The outstanding triumphs of the past 12 months herald a champion year ahead, says our sports columnist Comments

Anne McElvoy

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The Hugo Young Papers: Thirty Years of British Politics edited by Ion Trewin

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Will Self

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Why I'm now willing to give God a chance

As middle age enfolds me in its musty embrace I'm increasingly preoccupied by the deliberations of the Church of England Comments

Viv Groskop

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This man flu is no laughing matter

Every woman I know seems to enjoy a laugh about "man flu" - and lives with a male of the species who occasionally suffers from it Comments

Emma Duncan

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Let's not put on hair shirts: losing your job is no joke

I welcome the credit crunch with open arms," says Oliver James, a psychologist and broadcaster. According to Mr James, author of Affluenza, as people have got richer, they have focused more on acquiring material goods and less on the things that really matter in life Comments

Nick Cohen

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Give up detox - it's bad for your health

New Year's resolutions normally involve a renunciation of pleasure. You may give up smoking, as I have done with an iron will every year since 1986, or boozing or fatty food Comments

David Sexton

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The Pursuit of Laughter by Diana Mosley

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Charlotte Ross

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A bike is for life, not just for Christmas

We cyclists have had a good week. First Chris Hoy, triple Olympic gold winner, beat petrolhead F1 driver Lewis Hamilton to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year Comments

Peter Bill

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Irritating, but the buy-to-let king may regain his crown

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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

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An East End triumph of hope over evil

Why did these men turn into murderous monsters? I try but cannot understand. Bilal Abdulla and Kafeel Ahmed were not poor, ill-educated, vulnerable, gullible or victims of racism. Confidently middle class, they had everything going for them. Comments

Neil Collins

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They may be turkeys but banks don't need trussing

We're not going to escape a Dangerous Banks Act - the best we can hope for is that it doesn't make things worse Comments

Sebastian Shakespeare

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If you want money just buy me drink

Happy birthday to the Colony Room Club which celebrated its 60th anniversary this Monday. I was a proud member of the seedy Soho dive for nigh on 15 years and am saddened by reports of its imminent demise. Comments

Roy Greenslade

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No easy choices for Channel 4 as decision on future looms

Media analysis: What will the Government do about Channel 4? Speculation is rife about how to preserve Britain's only genuine public service broadcasting alternative to the BBC Comments