Iconic Films

No! Not another immigration debate!

Trevor Phillips was naive to talk about racial cold war. He may be open to misinterpretation

A lesson in monogamy from ospreys

They were extinct 50 years ago; now they are widespread. These birds are an inspiration

VS Naipaul: ignore his life

His biography shows that the Nobel prize-winner behaved despicably. But he is still a genius

Welcome to grasping Britain

Whatever happened to philanthropy? Today we make our benefactors want to leave

The Army must go into schools

Rule one: never underestimate the vacuous posturing of the National Union of Teachers

1968: we made a difference

You can mock us Vietnam War protesters if you like, but it was no fun being baton-charged

Scotland 'would be better friend to Iran'

Iranian ambassador causes amazement and horror with suggestion that Iran should foster closer links with Scotland

Happiness: we can choose it

Emotions like happiness are far too complex and variable to conform to the lazy notion that we are defined by our genes

Who knows there's a food crisis?

The early signals are there, but the world seems to be sleepwalking towards disaster

A grubby catalogue in print

The journalists' code of conduct seems often like a hazard to be negotiated rather than a standard to be achieved

The path to an amicable divorce

Surely there's a better way than the McCartney-Mills fiasco? Yes, and it seems to work

It's all wind and whining

I do not claim that wind farms on their own are the answer to global warming. But they are certainly part of it

My Kafkaesque town hall battle

Whoever suggested that we'd be wise to devolve more powers to local government must be crackers

Whingeing oversubsidised luvvies

The Arts Council were right to cut certain theatre grants. Decisions must be made

Reference books? Give me Wikipedia

The sniffy critics of the internet think we should be traipsing down to the library to do our research

Get dwamy types back to work

Winconsin-style schemes for the unemployed will only work if tailored to suit the local circumstances

Adopt a Victorian attitude to alcohol

Far from attempting to curb excessive drinking, the Government seems intent on encouraging it

Don't be cautious, Mr Clegg

The time is propitious for the Lib Dems, with social policy in Britain having slid firmly to the right

Sketch: Alex Salmond starts to crack

It has emerged that Salmond is suspected of misdeeds unbecoming to a First Minister in the parliamentary chamber at Holyrood

Go on, upset your masters

Science has grown increasingly specialised, more introverted, and far less accessible to the public or to politicians