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1. Leg Iron discusses Santa, Satan and local councils.

2. Tory Politico wonders what Mandelson is planning this time.

3. Red Rag thinks Labour are a force that has ceased to be.

4. Ranting Stan says UKIP need to sort themselves out.

5. Patently tackles today’s story about retaining DNA records for six years.