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The PM’s modus operandi, as revealed by the Damian McBride affair, has troubling parallels with that of Richard Nixon, says one historian
Read full article...A slew of recent TV dramas have painted a black and white view of the Thatcher decade. But the reality of those times was far more complex
Tom Cruise's Count von Stauffenberg and Frank Langella's Richard Nixon are set to rule the box office this weekend. Milk, the story of the radical gay rights activist Harvey Milk, and Frost/Nixon lead the pack at the Oscar nominations. Kate Winslet, who has her pick of roles, contends for best actress, playing the unglamorous part of an illiterate concentration camp guard forced to confront her responsibility in post-war Germany.
To foreign observers it may seem like an orgy of self-congratulatory patriotism but, for most Americans, the inauguration of a new president is a profoundly symbolic moment, when the entire nation stops and takes stock.
With a star-studded guest list, this week's Evening Standard Theatre Awards were a testament to the extraordinary vigour of the London stage
With a vast oil tanker hijacked off the coast of Somalia, piracy is back in the headlines
When Prince Charles turns 60 tomorrow, one of the longest apprenticeships in British history will enter a new chapter
With its new Babylon show opening tomorrow, the British Museum surely has another hit on its hands
Whatever problems may lie ahead for Barack Obama, his victory is an inspiring example of the can-do spirit that pervades the world’s most diverse nation
After Barack Obama's historic victory last night, one of the greatest taboos in American politics has been put to rest
With less than a week until Americans go to the polls, only a last-minute comeback can save John McCain
With its extraordinary range of glittering treasures, the Royal Academy's Byzantium exhibition, which opens this weekend, comes as a welcome reminder of what Europe owes to the forgotten empire of Constantine the Great a civilisation that preserved the art and learning of the classical world through the long night of the Dark Ages.
After a £1 million donation from the Art Fund, the campaign to keep two masterpieces by the Venetian painter Titian in Britain is gathering pace. Currently on show in the National Gallery of Scotland, Diana and Actaeon and Diana and Callisto are said to be worth £150 million on the open market although their owner, the Duke of Sutherland, is offering them to the nation for just £50 million.
With Iceland's financial system heading into meltdown, there are growing fears for familiar names such as Hamleys, Debenhams, Gordon Ramsay and even Newcastle United — all backed by ailing Icelandic banks and investment houses. Yet the links between Britain and Iceland stretch back for centuries
With stock markets reeling after the rejection of President Bush's $700 billion rescue bid, the economic picture seems bleaker than ever
After all the talk of a Cabinet coup to unseat Gordon Brown, the Labour conference seems certain to conclude today with the Prime Minister firmly in the saddle
With stock markets plunging after Lehman Brothers’ collapse, some analysts are predicting a global crisis comparable to the Wall Street Crash of 1929
When Governor Sarah Palin is formally nominated as John McCain's running mate tonight, she will become the first Alaskan ever on an American presidential ticket
After Boris Johnson's rousing declaration that "ping-pong is coming home", London's youngsters are surely besieging the table-tennis tables in preparation for 2012
With Britain's cyclists at the forefront of the olympic gold rush, the humble bicycle has never seemed more glamorous
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