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Are work suits on the way out?

University elite forced to take on quotas of state school pupils

Xavi: "Paul Scholes is the best midfielder of the last 20 years"

The industry guide to UK tax legislation is now twice as long as it was in 1997

"30,000 pigs floating downriver..."

"Science bloggers are all lefties", says the Guardian

How to turn an expensive pair of headphones into a really expensive pair of headphones by removing a small piece of foam

Whatever happened to Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards?

This would be a big mistake.

George Osborne agrees with the EU's auditors

Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld puts Oakland Raiders in same "evil" category as Saddam Hussein

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Steve Jackson's report to his stakeholders gives a good assessment of the state of the RPG and boardgaming industries

What the average woman looks like in many different countries.

A History of the World in 100 Seconds (this is very clever)

The New Statesman on "The Daftness of UKUncut"

A tax professional points out how a Guardian article on corporate tax was wrong

A different tax professional points out how a different Guardian article on corporate tax was wrong

Tim Worstall adds more detail

And finally Guido Fawkes shows that the perfectly legitimate tax planning / compliance measures used by Barclays are also used by Guardian Media Group

Doctor Who, as drawn by someone who's never actually seen the show

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'Voldemort' cat finds new home

Birmingham banker in badly-fitting suit turns into superhero at night to fight crime

The artisan and the freer market

Jack the Ripper: The Suspects

What's John McCain up to now? Trying to get a pardon for Jack Johnson.

Neal Stephenson on "What the strange persistence of rockets can tell us about innovation".

Bill Clinton was the only US president since Truman to reduce federal spending

"Britons face not being able to have everything they want."

"Twitter is giving a disproportionate voice to unpleasant but vocal minorities."

Private companies wary of hiring public sector workers.

Clever tool to compare digital cameras using actual photos

UK net immigration since 1997 "the equivalent of seven cities the size of Manchester"

The Mexicans are unhappy again, but this time not at Richard Hammond

Carl Sagan worked on project to "nuke the Moon"