Iconic Films

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

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

My plan to raise £1 billion

We humans have a tendency to follow the herd - and that need not be a bad thing

Have your loudspeakers. But not here

Britain is welcoming to minorities. They in turn should respect Britain's Christian culture

Will anti-racists cheer for Obama?

We can see African-Americans (and black leaders in Britain) as bargainers and challengers

A downturn: good news for Gordon

Sometimes hard times can benefit governments as the public do not hold them responsible

A tragic tale of Sootynomics

Fruitless attempts to create equality in a complex world can have disastrous consequences

All change: the Right knows it's wrong

The world's conservatives see the need for radical moves because the old policies are not working

Curse of the Premier of the Month

After Gordon Brown's supposedly glorious summer the reality dawns that he was never much good even then

I don't care if you don't vote

People who don't haul themselves off to the polling station are perfectly rational

We're too busy to run the country

An easy rule for ministers: don't seek to do more than you have hours in the day to do properly