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What I saw in Glasgow East

The Glasgow East by-election should turn our attention to the failings of the welfare state, how it is producing the idleness and social breakdown that it was designed to prevent.

McCain's speech: the verdict

For his speech last night, John McCain had a walkway built into the floor - perhaps to remind him of...

Comments

Comments haven't been working across the site since yesterday evening. We've got the techies working on it, so hopefully the...

What McCain needs to do tonight

The Sarah Palin pick has given John McCain permission to say what he wants in policy terms tonight. The base...

"The outstanding politician of this era"?

Amid all the Labour backbiting and leadership speculation, there remain some – almost comically enthusiastic – voices of support for...

Arts

Escapist froth

Lost in Austen (ITV1)

Marriage lines

The Archers Omnibus (BBC Radio 4); Sunday Worship (BBC Radio 4); The Reunion (BBC Radio 4)

Books

Life and Letters

Breaking the rules

Brave new writing

Fifty years ago, Alan Sillitoe’s first novel, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, changed the history of English fiction. Richard Bradford explains how.

Style & Travel

Meet the real Donna

Charlotte Metcalf finds a friend on the Mamma Mia! island

The skinny on sportswear

James Sherwood seeks suitable jogging attire

Labour’s punishment freaks are hounding honest citizens

Ross Clark says that far from keeping our streets safer or cleaner, the government’s new force of amateur policemen are ignoring the worst offenders and pursuing law-abiding innocents instead

Ross Clark