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Peter's friends in the north

THE 300th anniversary of the union between England and Scotland passed with relatively little fanfare. Read

Hemming goes all-in to fight supercasino

THE nation will learn in a fortnight where Britain's first supercasino is to be built, but we already know it won't be in Birmingham. Read

Greedy lawyers in the firing line

FAILINGS in our law and order system are a popular topic of debate at Westminster. Read

On the front line in NHS battle

LORD Hunt of Kings Heath, the former councillor who became a Labour peer, quit his job as a health minister in opposition to the Iraq war. Read

Wisdom of youth

THE Young People's Parliament, based in Millennium Point in Birmingham, can be as daunting for politicians as the real thing in Westminster. Read

A lack of information

WHEN hospitals began running up huge debts, the government responded by sending in consultants to help them budget properly. Read

Tories' special relationship with TV

THE Conservative Shadow Cabinet has been swotting up on how to run a country - by watching television's The West Wing. Read

Tom moves into middle-age

LIFE begins at 40 for Black Country MP Tom Watson, who celebrated his birthday on Monday. Read

The long-distance voter

VOTE early and vote often is the traditional light-hearted refrain of politicians fighting an election. Read