Hero of the Sixties counter-culture Michael Horovitz tells Tim Willis why it would take uncommon sense for him to be appointed Oxford professor of Poetry on Friday.... more
There’s an over-long election limping to its conclusion this week - the Oxford Professor of Poetry - a laureateship but with no daft obligation to write about Kate Middleton or corgis... more
It was the year of bankers’ bonuses and MPs’ moats, of Jude Law’s Hamlet and England’s Ashes win. But how well do you remember the other stories that hit the Standard’s headlines in 2009? Take our quiz to find out
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After the last election was overshadowed by a row over alleged sexual harassment and leaks to the press, Oxford University is to select its new professor of poetry by online vote... more
If you were asked to name some of the things that shape the relationship between parents and children there are many you might think of: schools and peer groups, divorce and remarriage, drugs and drink, television and books, illness and ageing... more
After presiding over a decision to resign by Sir Nicholas and Lady Winterton, two of his MPs who broke Commons expenses rules, David Cameron has attempted to seize the initiative in response to public outrage with the House... more
The devil, as a wise man said, is in the detail. "Two Bogs" and his splintering toilet seats; Shaun Woodward and his £1.06 Asda pizza; the junior minister's Jaffa Cakes, it goes on... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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