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The first 100 days: 8 in the morning – August 18th

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* The BBC take a look at the first 100 days of the coalition.

* The Guardian canvasses opinion on what Cameronism is…

* Kevin Maguire says that the government is trying to “out-Thatcher Maggie”.

* David Miliband attacks the coalition as “anti-business”.

* Michael White says that Labour needs to be a robust opposition and give the coalition a harder time.

* The Telegraph reports on the scaling back on the winter fuel payment.

* Simon Hughes says that the Lib Dems should get a “veto” on policies they don’t agree with.

* And leading anti-poverty campaignings have called for the government to undertake equality impact assessments.

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