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A defence select committee of MPs has reported that the morale of British troops has fallen dramatically over the past several years, leading to a haemorrhaging of soldiers.

Jackie Turner's column (In My View, Socialist Review, December 2007), in emphasising the tactic of the anti-abortion lobby to appeal to quasi-scientific arguments for advances in medical treatment and understanding in order to reduce the current 24-week upper limit to abortion, is highly commendable

Directors: Nadia Conners and Leila Conners Petersen; Release date: 15 February

Striking screenwriter Howard Rodman spoke to Socialist Review about challenging the studios over royalties from the "new media".

Why does the BBC History magazine have a special issue devoted to the British Empire in 2008?

Director: Tim Burton; Release date: out now

Following the negative reception to recent data losses the public are yet to warm to the idea of ID cards. Leaked reports (can they not keep their hands on anything?) suggest that the rollout will start in 2012, two years later than anticipated.

Forrest Hylton and Sinclair Thomson

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson; Release date: 8 February

Companies such as McDonald's are now eligible to award nationally recognised qualifications equal to A Levels and advanced diplomas, the government has announced.

Jonathan Steele, IB Tauris, £20

Directors Alberto Yoel, Roberto Sanmartin, Yailene Sierra and Benito Zambrano; Release date: out now