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Has White Heat got the 1960s right?

White Heat, Paula Milne's 1960s-set drama has premiered on BBC2. But does it offer anything more than a stylised, nostalgic image of the decade? Six writers look back to their experiences of the eraFay...

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Life on the breadline: welcome to the world of Britain's working poor

The Rowleys are a hard-working married couple with two children. They do not earn enough to be in the 'squeezed middle' – the group that has attracted so much media coverage. They only just manage to...

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Women don't fantasise? In your dreams, guys | Yvonne Roberts

As EL James's Fifty Shades of Grey sells and sells, it's amazing that men are still astonished that women enjoy bonkbustersEL James, the author of the ebook trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey, deserves...

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Capital ideas: what the mayor must do

The coalition has indicated new mayors will be able to seek 'hard' powers. But London's mayor already has many 'soft' powers with which to show leadership, convey a strategic vision, strike alliances...

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Boys and girls come out to play? How unusual | Yvonne Roberts

The National Trust has launched a new 'adventure' initiative, but maybe parents need to get more adventurousOh my, oh my, the helicopter (as in always hovering) parent is surely fainting with delight....

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Vidal, I adored you – but you were hard work | Yvonne Roberts

For all the brilliance of Vidal Sassoon's hairstyles, they were anything but low maintenanceVidal Sassoon, who has died at the age of 84, spent decades at the literal and metaphorical cutting edge of...

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Anger as lone parents face benefit cuts

Short notice of welfare shake-up hits 124,000 now under increased pressure to find workCharities have spoken of their fury over changes to the welfare system which from tomorrow will force unemployed...

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Campaign calls for open investigations into deaths of mental health patients

Anger as hospital's internal inquiry into death of leading schizophrenia campaigner Janey Antoniou not made publicCampaigners are fighting for investigations into the deaths of mental health hospital...

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Janey Antoniou: 'She was a person, not a diagnosis'

In 2010, the mental health campaigner Janey Antoniou died in hospital. Now, inspired by her legacy and the controversy surrounding the the hospital's investigation, her husband is campaigning to ensure...

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It should always be father's day | Yvonne Roberts

It's high time we let go of outdated prejudices about parenting and celebrated fatherhood properlyTies, socks, mugs, books, gizmos, shirts, brandy, aftershave, cigars, tobacco, golf balls and, once, an...

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What does it mean to be British – and does it still matter?

It is a summer for celebrating Britishness, but in many ways our identity has never been more complex. In the wake of the Queen's diamond jubilee and before the Olympics, we asked five young people to...

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Feminism: where exactly is a woman's place these days? | Angela Neustatter...

Cherie Blair has attacked the 'yummy mummies' who choose to stay at home. By contrast, Angela Neustatter, author of a controversial book on women and the home, claims a whole generation put their own...

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The Price of Inequality by Joseph Stiglitz – review

The Nobel economist savages the neoliberal ideology that has made society intolerably unfairThe ancient Greeks had a word for it – pleonexia – which means an overreaching desire for more than one's...

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The women changing Britain's unions

With unemployment among women at a 20-year high, a new wave of female union leaders and activists has come to the fore, reviving the fight for workers' rights when they are under greater threat than...

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The cost of living timebomb that's ticking for us all | Yvonne Roberts

Rising mortgages and food and fuel bills are bringing home the reality of Mr Osborne's failing strategyIt's all so macro, or so it might seem from the headlines. In July, the government borrowed £600m...

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There's no single solution to the many kinds of loneliness | Yvonne Roberts

A new poll reveals how many lonely people there are but highlighting the problem doesn't give us the answers'All by myself" uttered by a four-year-old is seen as a triumphant declaration of...

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Calling us all middle class solves nothing | Yvonne Roberts

Social mobility has stalled which is why politicians are so keen to persuade us we're all middle classIn Georgian times, Jane Austen's family lived an impecunious life, on £210 a year, better off than...

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Feminism – a spent force or fit for the 21st century?

Feminism is dead, says Netmums. As feminist activists prepare to lobby parliament, we bring together a group of female thinkers to discuss the rights and roles of women – and men – in societyYvonne...

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Grandparents who become full-time carers plead: 'We can't do it all for love'

Public backs support for relatives who must care for childrenOne night earlier this year Stephen Merchant, 55, was contacted by his local council's children's services department. Twelve hours later,...

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Childcare: how the cost of bringing up baby is bankrupting middle Britain

Paid work has become an activity that many parents can no longer afford, according to an explosive Resolution Foundation report due out this week: childcare costs are prohibitive, there are too few...

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