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...think of this year’s cuts to tax credits even before the motion was defeated in the House of Lords. And escalating housing costs are one reason why Osborne will struggle to save much from the equally costly housing benefit bill. The jump in national security costs is another reminder that some services are inescapably public – and expensive. Ironically, an opposition...

...system. Most jury research – where it involves jurors deliberating in groups rather than research which asks individual participants to reach decisions – is structured around the traditional common law jury. That jury has 12 members, elects between verdicts of guilty or not guilty, is required to reach verdicts either by unanimity or something close to it, and can...

...think they could take up to seven regions in the second round, but four seems more likely and in either case, they have performed poorly. Hollande’s sudden and unprecedented leap in the opinion pools, following the 13 November, has had no discernible impact on the stump. What strategy then, for the right and the Socialists before next Sunday? Sarkozy has insisted that...

...think about repealing laws such as section 127 of the Communications Act 2003, which criminalises offensive speech. Equally, perhaps he might care to clarify how exactly the further expansion of mass surveillance in the UK is supposed stop known terrorists committing murder. After all, we already have mass surveillance in the UK, as a cursory search for “Snowden”,...