In Tune

An irresponsible document

With NHS costs soaring out of control, we should be told all the things we do not have a right to

Peers not parents make us what we are

We will never achieve change until we understand what really forms children's characters

Vive la différence? It's a recipe for political disaster

The party that is first to let the voters know what it really stands for... loses

The Sixties and the presidential race

Whoever reaches the White House must shake off the bitter legacy of a divided decade

Toff stunt is the end for New Labour

I had to stop a chicken defecting. But Labour's Crewe & Nantwich campaign is far worse

If you're richer, you're happier

People tell you that wealth does not lead to happiness. New research shows they're wrong

Advice to Gordon Brown: add vinegar

The Prime Minister must learn how the public's brains work. We like narrative and big ideas

Results kept coming – unstoppable, unspinnable

Labour's plan to focus on their own triumphs and the failures of others was made difficult by the fact that, er, there weren’t any

Some sage advice: ignore the results

It's opinion polls, not local elections, that count. And where's the fun in knowing that?

Are our leaders drugged to the eyes?

There is compelling evidence history has been changed again and again by world leaders' ill-health

Diana inquest: the right thing

However crazy the conspiracy theorists may be, the truth must come out, whatever the cost

MPs’ expenses: is it reasonable to pry?

Anybody who goes into politics as a moneymaking scheme is too stupid to be allowed to stand for office

Changeability of the weather is probable

You can’t predict the weather. If you could, you would make a fortune at the bookies.

The case for immigration control

Yes, there are clear economic benefits for Britain to take in migrants. But there's a limit

1968 violence: blame the bulge

Sorry, Tariq, it wasn't ideology that caused the unrest (and other conflicts) but demographics

MPs' expenses: a silly squabble

We pay for MPs. They are our employees. But how badly we treat them as we argue about trivia

Choosing a deaf baby is criminal

It is amazing how good people can have bad ideas simply through muddled thinking

Tory spending: it's time to get real

There are huge upward pressures on spending. Those calling for tax cuts are out of their mind

Murderous dictators: cool, huh?

Why does the Left still worship Fidel Castro and all his appalling fellow communists?

Blood, bats and bonding: a new way

The Conservatives have been staring at dry-stone walls and rethinking their philosophy