1066 and all that
Michael Gove argues that schools should teach children about kings, queens and wars. He's offering a quack remedy to a misdiagnosed complaint.
Mr Scotland, chauvinism and the SNP’s big-tent nationalism
In Edinburgh, Alex Salmond walks with the swagger of a man who feels that these could be the last days of the Union.
The cold choice — jobs or jihad
The Arab spring uprisings were not prompted by religion as in Iran 1979, writes Olivier Roy — but some think the Arab winter may bring a counter-revolutionary Muslim Reformation. What does the rise of Islamist parties hold for Egyptians and prospects for democracy?
Cameron's pulling us to a European exit but this is no sceptic’s fantasy
The PM has yet to get into the room to fight a battle to secure the national interest.
Why the UK's £1 trillion debt is no cause for panic
The national debt has actually been higher for most of the last century.
Why don’t the super-rich pay down the budget deficit?
There is an alternative to ever-greater austerity for the majority.
Tommy Sheridan: from hero to zero?
Ahead of his release from prison, a new biography examines what makes the ex-socialist leader tick.
Web Only: the best of the blogs
The five must-read blogs from today, including why Hester's £1m bonus is unworthy.
Strong US growth undermines Osborne's boast
The Chancellor can no longer boast that the UK grew faster than the US in 2011.
Florida debate: 5 things we learned
Republican candidates clash on immigration, Fannie and Freddie and space domination.
Full transcript | Nick Clegg | Speech on tax cuts | Resolution Foundation, London | 26 January 2012
"This is about fairness in the middle. More money in the pockets of the people who need it."
Full transcript | David Cameron | Speech on the European Court of Human Rights | Strasbourg | 25 January 2012
"The Court has got to be able to fully protect itself against spurious cases when they have been dealt with at the national level".
Full transcript | David Cameron | Speech on "moral capitalism" | New Zealand House, London | 19 January 2012
"We should use this crisis of capitalism to improve markets, not undermine them."
Full transcript | Ed Miliband | Speech on the economy | OXO Tower, London | 10 January 2012
"My message today is only Labour can deliver fairness when there is less money around."
Cameron's pulling us to a European exit but this is no sceptic’s fantasy
The PM has yet to get into the room to fight a battle to secure the national interest.
How to solve the English question?
An English parliament is a non-starter. But we could soon see "English votes on English laws".
Creases in the coalition
Cameron's "dinosaur" gibe at Dennis Skinner continues to rumble.
Leader: Now is Mr Cameron’s chance to halt the NHS sell-off
The health service must not be transformed into a market free-for-all.
Blue-Water Empire: the British in the Mediterranean since 1800
How Britain shaped the modern Mediterranean.
The Books Interview: David Cannadine
George F Kennan: an American Life
Out of the cold
The Dreyfus Affair
Sympathy with the devil
After the Holocaust: Challenging the Myth of Silence
Silent witness
Sorry, Melanie, your pants are on fire
The Daily Mail columnist talked nonsense about Iran and the IAEA on last night's Question Time.
Still crazy after all these years
Simon Stephens's new play transports Alfred Jarry to the International Ccriminal Triubunal.
I'm the Squeezed Middle and I know who's doing the squeezing
Political leaders look on sadly but what are they really doing to change things?
Is there a religion for atheists?
Modern secular culture has no authority with the political or moral clout to impose a single vision.
In the Critics this week
Craig Raine on Hockney, Alec MacGillis on the Obamas and Colm Toibin on Alice James.
Your Democracy
Everything you want to know about your MP, the Lords and the UK’s main political parties. Plus, browse debates from 1803 to the present day.
Britain on the brink of a double-dip recession
GDP fell by 0.2 per cent in the final quarter of 2011.
Romney’s vulture capitalism, the Balls backlash and more downgrades
David Blanchflower looks at US unemployment, the France downgrade, and why Labour has not reversed its policy.
Why the UK's £1 trillion debt is no cause for panic
The national debt has actually been higher for most of the last century.
Don't be fooled by the employment increase
Total unemployment is the highest since 1994 -- under-25s and northerners are bearing the brunt.
Cost of moving house soars
Price of moving home at its highest level since the peak of the housing crisis.
1066 and all that
Michael Gove argues that schools should teach children about kings, queens and wars. He's offering a quack remedy to a misdiagnosed complaint.
The Descendants (15)
There are no real surprises in George Clooney’s latest drama.
Jonathan Meades on France (BBC4)
Rachel Cooke is mystified by a tour of tenuous connections in the Alsace.
The Fifth Floor (BBC World Service)
It’s about time the World Service beat its own drum.
President Newt
On the US right
Recession danger
On media sexism
...talks to Mehdi Hasan
Don't panic!
Time to apologise
Vulture capitalism
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