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A revolutionary statement: AC Grayling blogs the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on its 60th anniversary

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House Martin: As the focus of the Damian Green affair moves to the role of the Commons Speaker, read the latest comment

After Baby P: With further fallout from the tragic case, join the online discussion about how child protection services should be reformed

Bangkok chaos: Despite temporary respite from the protests that have paralysed the country, Thailand's future is up for debate

On the radar: Comfort food · Bye bye, Bush · Cluster bombs

Editors' picks

China's economic success may soon bring trouble. It would be ours too

Timothy Garton Ash: The country's reformers seek incremental political changes to complement its gobsmacking growth. If they fail, it could be war

Comparing Mumbai to 9/11 diminishes both tragedies

Priyamvada Gopal: We must not let '9/11' become a horrific status symbol signalling arrival into the fraternity of wounded superpower

As the crisis bites, ministers must make a truly big leap

Seumas Milne: For all the changes, New Labour leaders still defer to corporate power. But they can't have it both ways for much longer

What next for Guantánamo Bay?

Philippe Sands: President Bush leaves the Obama administration with some difficult decisions, including what to do with present and future detainees

Queen's speech: Old Labour redux

Jackie Ashley: Today's announcements were the work of an ageing party running scared of recession and terrorism

Want to dance?

Rowenna Davis: I visited a lap dancing club last night – but I'm still divided over whether feminists or liberals are right on the issue of licensing laws

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Safe from terrorism, but not from the police

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The future active state

Dave Hill

Mayor Boris, the liberal

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More pomp than circumstance

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Speaker cornered

Editorial

In praise of ... ants

Louise Emanuel

I have seen close up how social workers can be seized by paralysis

Sean Langan

At least I was never forced to eat eyeballs when I was kidnapped by the Taliban ...

Comments

1. MPs are not above the law (305)
2. Rottweilers on the loose (275)
3. The fuss over the Damian Green affair has been excessive. Parliamentary democracy is not at risk (242)
4. Long, detailed, impressive - but futile in the face of runaway climate change (236)
5. The racist flipside of anti-imperialism (733)
6. Urge lone parents into jobs. Just put away the big stick (213)
7. Multilingual talk of the town (156)
8. Want to dance? (150)
9. Bloody bigots (207)
10. A lawless outcome to a lawless war (123)

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