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Brits are being sold guff about coffee Julie Bindel Julie Bindel: In our food-obsessed culture, why is it we are still drinking swill that tastes of nothing at all and calling it coffee?
Batley voters have rumbled Brown Janice Small Janice Small: Voters in my constituency are not fooled by the budget. They want to know how the Conservatives will get us out of this mess
No need to fear a database society Peter Bradwell Peter Bradwell: People recognise their lives could be easier with the responsible sharing of personal information – as long as they're in control
Patents system has had its day Philip Soos Philip Soos: The intellectual property framework that supports the pharmaceutical industry is costing lives. There's a better way
In defence of multiculturalism Antony Lerman Antony Lerman: Critics are attacking a straw-man version of multiculturalism when they blame it for building a culture of segregation
Speaking up for scientists Philip Strange Philip Strange: We can be arrogant and nerdish, but overall scientists do not set out to deceive themselves or the public
The rights and wrongs of halal Nesrine Malik Nesrine Malik: Cif is four: Calls to outlaw halal and schechita slaughter are a diversion from the truth – that killing animals is never pleasant
The SNP is nowhere near finished, our fight has just begun Angus Robertson Response: The UK parties want to slash Scotland's budget. We will send them a strong message, says Angus Robertson
Being Macedonian Ivo Petkovski Ivo Petkovski: Macedonians know exactly what and who they are, and are impatient for everyone else to acknowledge what already exists
My generation's irony: so bad it's not good? Darragh McManus Darragh McManus: Everything we say and do is lacquered with sarcasm. We don't take anything seriously, and yet we take everything seriously
The accidental communist Huw Lemmey Huw Lemmey: Leftwing party politics is a corpse – but working people are gaining control over their lives through co-operatives
Bob Geldof: My rage at this World Service calumny Bob Geldof Bob Geldof: Rageh Omaar's defence of the discredited BBC report on Band Aid beggars belief. He ignores the total collapse of standards at the World Service
Housing in London: the debate rages Dave Hill Dave Hill: Both Labour and Tories accuse the other of shaping policy to fit electoral ends, while citizen resistance grows
Unskilled Britain Christina Meredith Christina Meredith: The UK has failed to cultivate essential skills among its own population – it's rather rich to blame migration for filling the gap
Time for porn stars to self-organise Thierry Schaffauser Thierry Schaffauser: The gay porn industry, like its straight counterpart, is normalising unsafe sexual practice and ripping off its actors
The dignity of labour Libby Brooks Libby Brooks: The value of manual work is being lost, leaving us dislocated from the material world and the joy of making things
Winds of change blow in for renewables Adam Bell Adam Bell: Britain once led the world in wind turbine technology, and recent multimillion pound deals could see the industry's rebirth
The PCC's brave ruling over Jan Moir and Stephen Gately Jonathan Heawood Jonathan Heawood: With its intellectually coherent and courageous decision, the PCC has bitten hard on a trend towards glamorising 'offence'
There's no quick fix for depression Luiza Sauma Luiza Sauma: The NHS favours pills and short-termist CBT. Life-changing therapy takes time, but could save our economy millions
Bisexuals: putting the B back in LGBT Marcus Morgan Marcus Morgan: Bisexuality is often dismissed or disparaged, so many come out as gay instead. But the UK bi scene is finding its feet
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