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Giles Fraser: Guys, please lay off our own NHS THE NHS has been coming in for quite a bashing these last few days. Subscriber only	Taking on the plinth of darkness IN SYRIA, during the fifth century, Simeon Stylites climbed to the top of a pillar and lived there, contemplating God’s purposes, for 38 years. Subscriber only	Egg-sucking for grandmothers: lesson one THERE IS a widespread recognition that parish clergy are under strain and under-supported in their work. Subscriber only

Leader: Afghanistan objectives A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE has been passed in Aghanistan (for milestone read gravestone), and it is a fitting moment to reflect on the nature of the war... Subscriber only	100 years Ago: Stage and censor (II) LAST WEEK we noticed Mr Forbes Robertson’s evidence before the Censorship Committee. Subscriber only	Obama’s health reforms under attack by the Right ‘Campaign tactics include lies, intimidation, character assassination . . . even mob behaviour’ Subscriber only

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