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George Osborne will speak tomorrow on Tory plans for 'fairness'
Fair-minded Osborne seeks attack on Brown

Shadow chancellor George Osborne is planning an autumn campaign to ensure Gordon Brown’s “obsession” with survival does not do “long-term damage” to Britain. Mr Osborne has launched a dossier outlining the ways in which the Conservatives believe the prime minister’s policies have made Britain more unfair. The Tories argue rising numbers of people in deep… Read more »

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Rivers are a much-prized resource and many form or cross national borders
DfID pours cold water on ‘river wars’ warning

The British government has sought to dampen down concern from conservation group WWF that “water wars” are a growing threat to global security. It was responding to the WWF’s call on states to vote in favour of a UN convention on international waterways to prevent future conflicts based around competition for water resources. Rivers, aquifers… Read more »