In the wake of the phone hacking scandal, it has become open season on the Press Complaints Commission. It is now fashionable to heap ordure over the PCC without much thought about the consequences... more
Barack and Michelle Obama forged a special relationship with Prince William and his wife Kate at Buckingham Palace before the US president visited No 10... more
Ten years ago this week, the Press Complaints Commission celebrated its 10th anniversary with a glittering party that attracted a couple of royal guests - princes Charles and William - along with a measure of criticism for being too self-congratulatory... more
When a desperate mother begged the British ambassador to Germany for help in recovering her stolen sons, he did the only thing he could; he married her then whisked her to Washington. Lady Meyer talks to Lydia Slater about Monica Lewinsky, Kate McCann and becoming a family again... more
SIR John Chilcot said on the first day of his Iraq inquiry "no one is on trial". But when Tony Blair gives evidence on Friday there's no question that for many the defendant will be in the dock.... more
Today our fifth inquiry into the Iraq war begins taking evidence in public. It is well over five years since I gave evidence to the third and fourth inquiries - Hutton in 2003 and Butler in 2004. But this new inquiry, chaired by Sir John Chilcot, is vital.... more
It is much to Sir John Chilcot's credit that the hearings of his Iraq inquiry will largely be held in public - starting tomorrow in Westminster... more
For some reason, diplomats get agitated when you suggest to them that there may be something about their status and way of life that makes them prone to adultery... more
When the British Lions take to the rugby field against South Africa, sitting in the crowd will be arguably the two most powerful brothers working in London - Simon and Will Lewis... more
I remember it well. You could cut the despair like one of those maggot-filled cheeses they serve you in northern Spain. Downing Street is not a nice place to be in the death-throes of a regime... more
I have worshipped at the shrine of AC/DC since waiting in my car for my son to emerge from a Putney barber shop. That was almost 30 years ago. I had the radio on and there it was, the perfect rock '*' roll song, Highway To Hell... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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