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Search for in All SectionscentralpoliticsITsciencelibertiesriskculturehealthlifeessays SECTIONS central politics IT science liberties risk culture health life essaysnew ISSUES War on Iraq MMR Free speech War on terror Middle East The Hutton Inquiry Race Parents and kids Genetics On animals Education Transport Read this Article27 August 2004 It's PC gone mainstream! Michael Howard's attack on 'PC gone mad' misses the point: the Tory Party is now as politically correct as every other British institution. by Josie Appletoninspiked-liberties Read on... Printer-friendly version 25 August 2004 Cigarettes and youth Does smoking when you're young mean an early grave? Article24 August 2004 Twenty-first century Antigones? How the grief of those who lost loved ones in Iraq is being cynically exploited. by Brendan O'Neillinspiked-politics Read on... 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