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By the time Chilcot reports, we’ll have moved on – and that’s the intention. But we should never forget the postwar failures
No one deserves the vindictiveness being directed towards an accident-prone Prime Minister
Philip Laing and Sarah Lyons were silly, but they didn’t deserve utter humiliation. The drinks industry is more to blame
The tragic Puma helicopter crash shows how easy it is to buy into a pervasive Hollywood myth
The doctor who poisoned his mistress is more than just a throwback to unenlightened times
I bet ministers bump along the bottom too
Petty rules have been tripping up millions of law-abiding people for years. Now they can snigger
We know that childhood misery has its price. But now even the bean-counters can see the case for change is irresistible
The weather on the rainy, rainy banks of Loch Lomond is a sign of worse to come
Our system for helping neglected children is too short-term, too wishy-washy and too cheapskate
The cases of Jaycee Lee Dugard and Laura Dekker will only reinforce the view that we should lock up our daughters
Karzai's collusion with conservatives is pragmatism over ideology, but we may have to live with it for now
The food industry’s appetite for sales, shrink wraps and life on the beach
Of all the new service industries, nothing can beat vanity sports photography
The price paid for the shellfish in restaurants is astronomical. But the men who risk death to bring them in are paid a pittance
While the rest of the world embraces equality, golf is being left behind, betrayed by those who control it
The conductor and his wife of 54 years knew that ill health meant the end was coming and took a brave private decision
Truth be told, can anyone face another single word about 18-year-old boys dying in Afghanistan?
If we let students stay at home, we are guaranteeing the end of the human race within a few generations
We emote for the Baby Ps of this world, but if they grow up and go to school, we ostracise them
Melanie Reid reports and commentates for The Times from Scotland. Before joining the paper, she was an award-winning columnist and senior assistant editor at The Herald in Glasgow
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