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Denial is opening the door to the extremists

It's pointless to pretend that the BNP does not have genuine appeal on ordinary housing estates across the land

Worry about the mum aged 15, not 66

While the baby of a much older mother is vulnerable, the teenager is the bigger social problem

Gordon finally does policy, but too late

The Prime Minister has noticed voters' concerns at last. But nobody is listening any more

How much to pay MPs? Well, what do they do?

MPs work very long hours. Yet all but a few independent minds have little power at Westminster or the constituency

How I joined the checkout ambassadors of Asda

Alice Miles of The Times dons a uniform and joins the fray on the front line of the battle for custom in a supermarket

Reduce exam stress: give more tests

Teachers dislike of SATs is not to do with children - it's because their work is exposed to scrutiny

Tory plans are muddled and baffling

Inexplicably the Conservatives are protecting the bloated NHS, so poor old education may suffer

A Budget can't subsidise ambition

The something-must-be-done's should face it: some young unemployed simply don’t want to work

Brown cabal motto: smears, not ideas

Journalists knew all about the plots run from No 10. So why did we help to spread the poison?

Pull the plug on this torture of MPs

Some expenses claims are outrageous. But politicians pay a high price to stay in public life

The ups and downs of a national park

Labour calls it a gift to the nation. But not everyone is happy with the South Downs' new status

Village life is lazy and lacking in imagination

Don't blame second-home owners for all rural ills. They also employ local gardeners and builders

Fear: the politicians' last refuge

Brown has resurrected the al-Qaeda bogeyman. But at present the bigger threat is from elsewhere

You'll have to work till you drop

Rather than resent older workers we should worry about the young who are content to live on benefits

Humiliated and paralysed. Time to go

Even Cabinet ministers are finding it hard to contemplate another 14 directionless months

Look out! These books are deadly!

No wonder our children don't enjoy reading. The first material they are given ticks boxes but dulls minds

What's the point of Westminster?

The economy, strikes over migrant workers and the House of Lords row: the Government isn't working

Why does snow turn us into a nation of infants?

Adults need to get their woolly hats and laughing gear on

Good mother, not big brother

A central bank of information will help vulnerable children, not harm secure ones