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Take 'history' by artists with a big pinch of salt

09.10.09

Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall is a worthy winner of the Booker Prize but qualms have already been raised by some critics over the novel’s disservice to history... more

The conference speeches that fall on deaf ears

01.10.09

For a communications technology used by Cicero, political speeches are remarkably resilient... more

From school to dole: young swell ranks of unemployed

16.09.09

Youth unemployment crisis deepened as the jobless rate among under 25s looking for work hit one in five... more

The unexamined life is well worth living

16.09.09

The Government’s over-emphasis on school tests may diminish children’s chances of a joyful childhood, according to Mick Waters, one of the architects of the National Curriculum... more

How Peter Mandelson taught Gordon Brown the C word

16.09.09

The PM has finally conceded the need for cuts – but only after a fierce campaign headed by his deputy... more

Lightning coup to oust Gordon Brown

03.06.09

Gordon Brown tonight faces a lightning coup after the shock resignation of Hazel Blears... more

Where does Darling get his forecasts from?

23.04.09

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London MPs face pay probe as they prepare to pocket 9% increase

31.03.09

A full inquiry into the scandal of MPs' pay and perks was speeded up as dozens of London MPs were set to pocket an inflation-busting rise of more than nine per cent... more

What children need is love, not the 'right' sort of family

03.03.09

My friend's email said she had "some surprising news". She did indeed. The news was a four-week-old adopted baby. My friend has just turned 50. ... more

Broken Britain debate as boy, 13, becomes a dad

13.02.09

A schoolboy who fathered a baby at 13 has sparked a political debate over "broken Britain"... more

I blundered in vote, admits MP fighting Heathrow expansion

29.01.09

A Labour MP who has campaigned against Heathrow expansion spoke of his "huge embarrassment" for siding with the Government over plans for a third runway... more

IDS attacks rail firms over station death

20.01.09

Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith criticised rail companies for failing to do enough to avoid fatalities and injuries at their stations... more

Ray Lewis: My assassins have not heard the last of me

18.11.08

Disgraced Boris aide Ray Lewis talks for the first time about why he quit as deputy mayor — and how the shockwaves from the affair have led to a funding crisis at his inspirational academy for troubled youngsters... more

Cut rights of couples who live together, say Tories

17.11.08

Couples who live together should get fewer rights than married people, a Tory report urges... more

Laws must stop London divorce capital

17.11.08

Judges awarding divorce settlements in London need to be reined in by new laws, a Tory think-tank urged... more

Call for curb on judges to cut celebrity divorce cases

17.11.08

Judges awarding divorce settlements in London need to be reined in by new laws, a Tory think-tank has urged... more

There is life after politics - just write a bad novel

04.11.08

As a Downing Street spin doctor, Alastair Campbell was renowned for telling tall stories and stretching credulity to the limit... more

'We must all pay to tackle broken Britain'

30.09.08

Steep tax rises are on the way to meet the spiralling costs of social breakdown in Britain, former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith has warned ... more

Not all toddlers belong in the nursery

23.09.08

A new theatre of war has opened up in politics: the battle for Toddler Time... more

Blair as a musical messiah

21.08.08

Edinburgh Theatre: Tony of Arabia has lots to enjoy while Departure Lounge is just the sort of unpolished gem you hope to find... more

British censors under pressure as other countries give Batman a 15 certificate

05.08.08

The violent new Batman movie has been given a 15 or a 16 rating in many countries - piling further pressure on British censors who handed it 12A certificate. ... more

Batman 'too dark for under-12s'

05.08.08

The classification of the new Batman film was attacked by senior MPs... more

Centrica protests too much about fat-cat dividends

04.08.08

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Knife crime tops agenda at Westminster youth summit

11.07.08

Calls for tougher action to combat teenage knife crime were high on the agenda at a ground-breaking conference for young people... more

Comment: empty benches

06.06.08

Only 10 London MPs out of a total of 74 were known to be at the Commons debate on knife crime... more

Now the writing really is on the wall for Labour

02.05.08

Bad news for the Tories was sporadic, bad news for Labour just kept on coming... more

Children of bad parents 'doomed to poverty at 3'

14.04.08

A stinging indictment of poverty and social breakdown in London was issued today by former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith... more

Cyclist hurt in MP crash

04.04.08

A police investigation is under way after a Conservative MP knocked over a cyclist with his 4x4 outside Parliament... more

Blair sings his swan song

20.09.07

Tony! The Blair Musical proves that all you need to make a fantastic show are some catchy songs and a top-class Blair impersonator.... more

Simm enchanted evening

11.07.07

Life On Mars star John Simm gives an involved and brilliantly funny performance in Elling, a play based on the Norwegian film about the rehabilitation of the mentally ill.... more