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Council Tax arrears are ''Poll Tax Mark Two'' - that's according to a TORY LORD
Mirror columnist Paul Routledge says the creeping scandal of binning Council Tax benefit has been overshadowed by the Nigel Farage show
BY JONATHANSYMCOX MIRROR

Lib Dems Humiliated With Distant Sixth Place Finish

The Lib Dem candidate David Watts lost his deposit and finished behind the Greens and an independent candidate. It was one of the party's worst results in a by-election since 1945

Not a single Lib Dem MP came to Newark to campaign, according to Watts, a stark signal the party saw the by-election as a wasted effort.

According to The Daily Telegraph the most senior Lib Dem to visit the constituency was Lord Newby, the Lib Dem leader in the Lords.

John Pugh, the Lib Dem MP who called for Nick Clegg to be replaced as leader in the wake of the party's dismal European and local election results last month, told the BBC that the party did not even have a campaign HQ in the constituency.

A Lib Dem source told The Huffington Post: "Newark was 9th lost deposit since 2010. We used to be the by-election party and now, well, we just about held off a stiff challenge from Nick the Flying Brick."

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Boris berating the anti-homeless spikes shows what a ruthless pragmatist he is
The mayor knows what plays well with Londoners and chooses that course, regardless of whether it fits his wider world view
Hugh Muir www.theguardian.com

Tory minister Michael Fallon has sparked an outcry from MPs and human rights groups after insisting that concerns about China's human rights abuses should not "get in the way" of commercial opportunities for Britain. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

In the new world order there are no more pandas for Cameron
Chinese premier Li Keqiang takes red carpet as read, bestowing largesse as our leader tags along, struggling with his Mandarin

John Crace guardian.com

The scaremongering has begun. Isis is no threat to Britain
Liam Fox, MI6 and co are preparing the ground for more military intervention and greater powers for GCHQ – spuriously justified by the fear of returning jihadists

• Seumas Milne: More US bombs and drones will only escalate Iraq's horror
Simon Jenkins guardian.com

Private club channels cash for 2015 Tory election war chest
United and Cecil Club ups donations to Tory party constituencies, fuelling debate about lack of transparency
Nick Mathiason, Jamie Doward and Tom Warren guardian.com

The stench of decay surrounds Britain's politics
Scandals have put Westminster in the dock, and democracy suffers when people only vote by holding their nose
Rafael Behr guardian.com

Tory councillor 'laments closure of workhouses' in meeting about mental health services www.independent.co.uk

David Cameron to make way for right-wingers in dramatic cabinet reshuffle
The reshuffle, expected on Monday, will see major changes around the Cabinet table as the Prime Minister tries to freshen his team before next May’s general election

By Jason Beattie Mirror

Tories plan human rights challenge BBC

Michael Fallon, New Defence Minister, Accused Of Calling Telegraph Journalist Bryony Gordon 'A Sl*t' www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

David Cameron's Big Society Network Investigated By The Charity Commission For ‘Cronyism' www.huffingtonpost.co.uk