The expenses spotlight falls on Baroness Warsi

The IMF is losing patience with Greece

Much ado about Christine Lagarde’s interview with the Guardian this morning — and understandably so. After all, the head of the IMF is normally so restrained and

Englishmen rule

I discovered I was pregnant the same day I met the Queen. It was one of those lightless December afternoons when the sky clamps down on London like the lid

Spotify Sunday: The essential Bob Marley

Here, to mark the release of the documentary Marley, are ten essential tracks by...  

The Lobby's existential search for meaning

There was a small but important piece in the Independent this week by my former boss John Kampfner. He’s not my boss any more, so I don’t

Interview: Paul Durcan on poetry and art

Before we begin, Paul Durcan produces a piece of paper.

Just ten minutes previously, he felt a sudden urge, he says, to remember the last verse from

A man of courage and conviction

Whatever you might think about Peter Hain, he has proved himself to be a man of great personal courage and conviction. Of course, when it comes to being a

Tailored Scotch

While it is an accepted fact that a true gentleman will make his tweed jacket last a lifetime - there is nothing more likely to raise the eyebrows of