22 May 2010

Everything in politics

1. 1.28am Craig Venter
   

   Humanity will thank heaven that this creator of synthetic life is playing God

   Cartoon

   Spare us the parade of ethicists and clerics. This is a moment in evolution, as radical an invention as agriculture or industry

2. 12.34am Coalition government

   Nick Clegg will run five of the nine full cabinet committees

   The deputy PM will be in 'close consultation' with the prime minister on everything from policy to cabinet positions
   
3. 12.21am British Airways
   

   British Airways set sights on unions after 2007 dispute, documents show

   British Airways ordered an investigation into shop stewards over allegations of fixing cabin crew shifts
4. 12.07am Art and design
   

   Arts and the new coalition government

   After a decade of scaling new heights, the UK's arts institutions have been bracing themselves for drastic cuts. This week culture secretary Jeremy Hunt gave his inaugural speech. We asked leading figures for their response
5. 12.07am Drugs

   Unthinkable? Repeal drugs laws

   Editorial: The regulatory framework for drugs is probably the one thing discussed with the least publicity and the most fervour
6. 12.07am UK Civil liberties

   Standing firm on civil liberties

   Letters: Rather than be seduced by the siren voices of the security establishment, the new coalition government should remain true to the principles they voiced so often while in opposition
7. 12.01am Labour party leadership
   

   This week: Labour leadership, Craig Venter, Wenlock and Mandeville

   Lucy Mangan on the people hitting the headlines in the past seven days

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