One of the most marked characteristics of 21st century political history is the one-sided application of political norms. Democrats have done things like abolish earmarks, adopt "PAYGO" budgeting (in ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir, Janan Ganesh’s dim view of the intellect of the British people from high to low station was quite amusing ...

Each week The Sun’s John McIntyre presents a relatively obscure but evocative word with which you may not be familiar, another brick to add to the wall of your vocabulary. This week’s word: Stuffy ...

For the third week in a row, and in defiance of the dying media chorus calling for a grand coalition, I want to repeat two firm predictions. First, Micheal Martin will not go into a coalition with ...

In an experiment for a forthcoming National Geographic television show Mind Over Masses, a pavement was divided into lanes, separating those that are walking from those walking while talking on mobile ...