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    Time to boycott Vodafone?

    This is from Johaan Hari in The Indepdendent Oct 29th For years now, Vodafone has been claiming that a major chunk of its business should not be subject to British taxes - that could run to billions of pounds - because the deal was routed through a company in ultra low tax Luxembourg. The...
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    Time to boycott Vodafone?

    This is from Johaan Hari in The Indepdendent Oct 29th For years now, Vodafone has been claiming that a major chunk of its business should not be subject to British taxes - that could run to billions of pounds - because the deal was routed through a company in ultra low tax Luxembourg. The...
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    Will the Tories continue to use Philip Green now that it's been revealed he uses

    UK Sweatshops? Green was asked by David Cameron, to carry out a review of government spending and procurement For three months, a reporter for Channel 4’s Dispatches worked undercover in workshops in Leicester, stitching garments for British retail chains including Bhs, run by Sir Philip...
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    Good Solid Bike for £150?

    Good Solid Bike for £150? I want to get a bike - pref a mountain bike - not for serious offroading, just for general cycling around. I don't need anything hardcore, just a good reliable bike that can take a little bit of punishment. Is it unrealistic to expect to get something decent for less...
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    Did UK political interference help swing a YES vote in Ireland?

    Prior to the referendum on Oct 2nd, polls were putting the YES camp at about 50% of the vote, with about 25% on NO and the remainder undecided. However, I was just wondering if the decision by the UKIP, amongst others (There were stacks of YA people telling the Irish what they should be doing)...
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    Baby P: Why the media frenzy this time round?

    Tiffany Wright, three, was starved to death by her mother, who then left her body in a bedroom for nearly three days. The little girl had not eaten or drunk anything for 20 hours and was found in a filthy bed, in a room infested with beetles. The judge described it as "about as bad a case of...
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