HOWZAT

Copenhagen's hot air may help cool the planet

That so many leaders are heading to Denmark and that Barack Obama will be at the summit’s climax show they expect to strike a deal

Final word: Oh Mr Speaker, you’re a saucy one

John Bercow is shaping up very nicely as the most embarrassing Speaker in living memory

The many versus the few

Dividing people from one another is a poor way to rule

The Group of Life

England got the luck of the draw in South Africa

Drawdown in Afghanistan

Despite risks, Obama’s planned withdrawal of US forces starting in 2011 is a bold attempt to smooth the transfer of power and shore up support...

Undeserving Rich

There needs to be a serious debate about City remuneration. There is a problem with bankers’ pay. But the Government capping RBS bonuses will...

Making a Political Splash

Sally Bercow is the latest in a long tradition of politicians’ embarrassing relatives

A Stitch in Time

A charity is using needlework to teach prisoners self-esteem, ambition and tolerance

Science fictions

Scientists must resist the urge to become partisan in their work. Whatever one thinks of climate change, the leaked University of East Anglia e-mails...

Fiscal fantasies

Requiring budget deficit reductions by law lacks credibility and economic sense

That is cricket

Alan Gibson’s best thoughts were as much about life as the game

Kabul Fight

President Obama’s troop surge into Afghanistan is late but welcome. As Iraq has shown, in order to get out the US must first be prepared to get...

Diplomatic Disservice

Sarkozy’s populist attack on financial capitalism is ill informed and provocative

House of Cards

Dubai’s economic future may turn on a Las Vegas hotel — gamblers not invited

Justice and the Holocaust

Old age should not stop John Demjanjuk being brought to account

Iran’s Adventurism

The construction of new uranium enrichment plants is a provocation and a threat. International diplomacy must be united and sanctions stringent in...

The Burden of Tax

The Liberal Democrats need to remain interesting even when they are wrong

Action Needed in Pakistan

Gordon Brown is right to show his frustration. Pakistan needs to do much more to demonstrate its commitment to the fight against al-Qaeda terrorism