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Social immobility is built into the way Britain lives and learns

Simon Jenkins: No industry, no jobs, no incentive – the idea that Nick Clegg's internships will change the towns I visited last week is laughable

How do you want your GP to see you – as a patient or as a consortium cost?

Jacky Davis: The answer's obvious, and doctors feel it too: despite Lansley's rhetoric there's no disguising what his intentions for the NHS are

US budget: The shrinking of our society

Michael Tomasky: Without presenting an alternative of fair taxes, Democrats are playing into the Tea Party agenda

After Gbagbo, what next for Ivory Coast?

Adekeye Adebajo: Both sides are accused of atrocities. Now Ouattara must heal Ivory Coast's divisions – with international support

Libya gives spies a chance to shine

Richard Norton Taylor: British intelligence officers have a firm foothold in Libya. Their subtle moves may be more explosive than the bombing campaign

Scotland's 'me too' election

Iain Macwhirter: With policy plagiarism rampant in the runup to the 5 May poll, the electorate will find it difficult to differentiate between parties

A new look for Comment is free

Natalie Hanman: Talking shop: A redesign of the Comment is free home page is on the way and we'd like to hear your thoughts on how it should look

Adele – triumph of the ordinary

Michael Cragg: Unlikely to ever appear in a giant egg, Adele's everyday universality has let her talent translate into phenomenal sales

The Guardian view

Social mobility: hopes and dreams

Editorial: Nick Clegg's proposal for making internships transparent is all very well, but for the government's real priorities, follow the money

In praise of… academic Wikipedians

Editorial: Fresh means must be found to lure big brains into the world's biggest seminar

Goldstone report: the unanswered questions

Editorial: Indiscriminate warfare, as opposed to deliberate killing, was undoubtedly Israel's state policy

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