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Gaza after a Hamas rout will be an even greater threat to Israel

7 Jan 2009 00.01 GMT: Jonathan Freedland: Amid the rubble there would be a leadership vacuum, opening the door for Somali-style warlords or even al-Qaida

It's every cough mixture for itself in these times of ill

7 Jan 2009 00.01 GMT: Zoe Williams: Benylin has shown itself close to the pulse of the nation with an advert that accepts it's just fine to take a sick day

Who will cure ministers of illiberal headline addiction?

7 Jan 2009 00.01 GMT: Simon Jenkins: Barely a week passes without some new statistical mendacity to sustain a dud policy

The atheist bus journey

6 Jan 2009 12.00 GMT: Ariane Sherine: Thanks to you we raised enough money to put ads on 800 buses across the UK, and the campaign has gone global

Suffering in silence

6 Jan 2009 14.50 GMT: Audio: Sunny Hundal looks for reasons why British Asian women are more likely to become depressed and suicidal than white women

Oh Morris, long may you endure

6 Jan 2009 13.36 GMT: John Hegley: Rumours of the death of Morris dancing are exaggerated: like deckchairs, it will return at the merest hint of summer

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