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Decoding the news

Our writers decode the news to tell you exactly what matters about the issues of the day

5 June 2013

  • David Cameron

    After Woolwich: David Cameron's convenient plan to 'drain the swamp'

    Gavan Titley

    Gavan Titley: Decoding the news: This metaphor, which has been used before in the context of terrorism, serves to push a narrative of bustling resolution

14 June 2012

  • James Ball

    So, Iain Duncan Smith has a simple solution to child poverty

    James Ball
    James Ball: Decoding the news: Duncan Smith says parents working 35 hours a week will end child poverty. There are one or two problems with this plan …

30 March 2012

  • The Wylfa nuclear power station in Anglesey.

    What is the future of nuclear power in the UK?

    Rob Edwards
    Rob Edwards: Decoding the news: News that RWE and E.ON have ditched plans for two nuclear plants in Britain is a setback but the industry is not doomed

24 February 2012

  • Home Office break-up plans finalised

    Why does the UK government struggle to reach its net migration target?

    Matt Cavanagh
    Matt Cavanagh: Decoding the news: Figures show net migration is at a record high. To understand why, we must break it down into its main components

8 February 2012

  • A Chinese internet user

    Astroturfing: what is it and why does it matter?

    Adam Bienkov
    Adam Bienkov: Decoding the news: Creating the illusion of widespread support for a policy used to take place in papers – now it's online and even more powerful

21 November 2011

  • Gregor Gall

    Why revisit the working time directive?

    Gregor Gall
    Gregor Gall: Decoding the news: The coalition has carefully chosen to reassess this bugbear of the Tory right in exchange for changes to the Lisbon treaty

18 November 2011

  • Gregor Gall

    30 November: who's striking and why

    Gregor Gall
    Gregor Gall: Decoding the news: Union's are voting in favour of strike action on pension reforms, but is the government right to shout 'Never mind the ballots'?

2 November 2011

  • George Papandreou attends an emergency cabinet meeting

    After Greece's referendum bombshell, where now?

    Kevin Featherstone
    Kevin Featherstone: Decoding the news: Papandreou's decision to seek public backing for the EU deal has prompted more instability and an uncertain future for Greece

25 October 2011

  • US troops in Iraq

    The US departure from Iraq is an illusion

    James Denselow
    James Denselow: Decoding the news: 39,000 soldiers will leave Iraq this year, but US military control will continue in such guises as security and training

18 October 2011

  • The energy secretary, Chris Huhne, has championed the energy bill that introduces the Green Deal.

    Five reasons the 'green deal' policy on energy saving won't work

    Sam Arie

    Sam Arie: Decoding the news: Lending households money for energy-saving improvements isn't the right way to cut costs and emissions

15 October 2011

  • Pounds and euros

    Why is the euro stronger than the pound?

    Andrew Watt: Decoding the news: With the eurozone mired in economic and political crisis, what is keeping the single currency so strong?

14 October 2011

  • Terry Macalister

    Why has Ofgem taken so long to act against energy companies?

    Terry Macalister
    Terry Macalister: Decoding the news: The energy regulator is now proposing radical reform of a market that politicians have allowed the 'Big Six' companies to dominate

13 October 2011

  • A nurse in a hospital

    What next for the NHS?

    Jonathan Paige
    Jonathan Paige: Decoding the news: Companies will start to compete to offer healthcare whether or not the health and social care bill is passed

6 October 2011

  • Randeep Ramesh

    Why is the health and social care bill causing so much pain?

    Randeep Ramesh
    Randeep Ramesh: Decoding the news: As Andrew Lansley's bill faces a fight in the Lords, do not underestimate the English attachment to the NHS

29 September 2011

  • Aids vaccine

    HIV vaccine is a small breakthrough, but not a cure

    Will Harris
    Will Harris: Decoding the news: Tests produced encouraging results for researchers in Spain, but the eradication of this disease is still a long way off

28 September 2011

  • city of london, gherkin, canary wharf

    Could a financial transactions tax work for the UK?

    Michael Burke
    Michael Burke: Decoding the news: The European commission is backing an FTT, but with London a leading trading centre, the British government is opposed

23 September 2011

  • Owen Bowcott

    Will legal aid changes limit access to justice?

    Owen Bowcott
    Owen Bowcott: Decoding the news: Ken Clarke wants to cut back 'compensation culture' but many worry that the poor will be priced out of the courtroom

21 September 2011

  • Harriet Sherwood

    What would Palestinian statehood mean?

    Harriet Sherwood

    Harriet Sherwood: Decoding the news: Mahmoud Abbas's appeal to the UN to recognise Palestine has dominated the agenda. What are its implications?

19 September 2011

  • The government's 'nudge unit' is encouraging smokers to try electronic cigarettes

    What is the government's 'nudge unit'?

    Julian Glover

    Julian Glover: Decoding the news: The work of the Behavioural Insights Team is one of the under-discussed elements of creative coalition thinking

16 September 2011

  • UK passport

    Why the Australian passport category 'X' may not mark the spot

    Jane Fae
    Jane Fae: Decoding the news: Allowing a third option for intersex people, while well meaning, does confuse the separate issues of gender and sex
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