Smash Hit

Siamese spat

Thais should be free to understand more about the role of their own monarchy

Taming the goats

When externally appointed ministers leave office they should also leave the Lords

The European Precedent

Tony Blair would be a charismatic figurehead, but that is not what the presidency is supposed to be. His strengths are what make him unsuitable for...

Going Nuclear

Britain needs to make an urgent start on building nuclear power stations

Letter of Credit

Gordon Brown was careless, not callous, when writing to a grieving mother

Over the Wall

The fall of the Berlin Wall was hailed as the dawn of a new freedom. Twenty years on, plenty still remains to do to realise those hopes in half of...

Received Wisdom

The Tories have taken good education ideas that the Government no longer wants

Casting A Spell

Skemes to reeform dhe zpellin ov dhe langgweg az an instrooment are piffle-poffle

Final word

Are you depressed by constant interference from the EU in your everyday life? If yes, you’re clearly as fit as a Euro-fiddle

Soldiering on is just not good enough

To leave Afghanistan precipitately would be a big blow for the West and a moral victory to Islamists. But to soldier on is not good enough

Victims of crime deserve better

It is scandalous that victims are being denied justice because of a lack of capacity in our prisons and courts

The Tests for Afghanistan

There are still questions to answer but the Prime Minister makes a good case

Mourning Glory

One widow’s dignity in grief has shown Britain how to honour its war dead

National Trust

The Fort Hood massacre and the killings of British troops in Afghanistan may fan suspicion of Muslim soldiers. Such mistrust is wholly unjustified

The wall in their heads

The Treaty of Lisbon creates two important new posts. European leaders should declare who they are backing, and why, before they stitch up an answer

Bad language

Autism is not a term to be used for political insult

A turn for the verse

Would EU life not be shorter and sweeter if Brussels spoke to us in haiku?

Preparing for the worst

Brown’s Panglossian handling of Afghanistan is undermining public confidence. He must spell out the options if the war turns uglier still