Can you condone your child rioting and still be an admirable parent? Yes! |...
The trouble with blaming the parents is that you risk blaming people who have coped far better than you would haveMargaret Thatcher's famous remark, "There is no such thing as society," is often quoted...
View ArticleLetters: Klimt's Gruffalo
Pamela Stephenson Connolly offers advice on oral sex (Sexual healing, G2, 30 January) and implies that all is well "assuming you've had a genital check-up and there's no bacterial infection". I think...
View ArticleLetters: Unemployment, job creation and the precariat
Amelia Gentleman should be congratulated on a powerful piece of journalism (After all the pep talks and CV workshops, where are the jobs?, 1 February) . It should be compulsory reading for the...
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Trevor Nunn's 1974 production of Macbeth for the RSC• Trevor Nunn's production of Macbeth for the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1974 – with Nicol Williamson in the title role and Helen Mirren as Lady...
View ArticleEgypt: unfinished business | Editorial
The country's reaction to the stadium disaster shows that the desire to finish what started a year ago is as strong as everOne of the many features which made Egypt's deadliest night of football...
View ArticleChris Huhne, David Cameron and the RBS boss don't have it, but Al Gore did |...
From bonuses to knighthoods, the leaders we put in high office prefer jaw-jutting certainty to thoughtful judgmentThe laws of contempt demand that we tread warily when assessing the matter of Chris...
View ArticleRoy Hattersley: Why Labour chose Ed not David Miliband
David Miliband rejects my pro-state policy ideas as 'Reassurance Labour'. That's why he's not leaderRejoice. It is just possible that two not very original articles, which recently appeared in small...
View ArticleBig cats in Stroud is better than nothing | Jenny Diski
The hype over suspected big cats at Woodchester Park reveals how we all need some wilderness in our tidy, civilised livesLast month, samples were taken from a dead deer at Woodchester Park near Stroud,...
View ArticleAnimalwatch: Siberian freeze confuses wildlife hibernation patterns
Just as it seemed that spring had arrived early, a cruel Siberian freeze has blown in and left wildlife in a state of confusion. Balmy temperatures in January were a wake-up call for many creatures,...
View ArticleTurned on, tuned in: the rise and rise of radio
In a world abuzz with Facebook, Twitter and live TV, what is it about radio that keeps us tuning in?A couple of weeks ago I was messing about on Twitter at home on a Friday night when a tweet from the...
View ArticleMan lost overboard from cruise liner off Mexico
US and Mexican coastguards search for 30-year-old seen falling from deck of world's largest cruise shipA British passenger on the world's biggest cruise ship has apparently gone overboard in waters...
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View ArticleSudoku 278 killer
Normal Sudoku rules apply, except the numbers in the cells contained within dotted lines add up to the figures in the corner. No number can be repeated within each shape formed by dotted lines.For a...
View ArticleFrom the archive, 4 February 1901: The death of the Queen
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 4 February 1901LONDON, SATURDAYAmong the curiously mingled impressions left by to-day's great ceremony in London, that of the immense dignity and...
View ArticleDeknighting Fred Godwin does nothing for the poor
This gesture politics won't combat the increasing inequality in societyStephen Hester declines his bonus. Fred Goodwin is deknighted. Fine. But this is gesture economics. David Cameron remains...
View ArticleThe Saturday interview: Jo Swinson, Liberal Democrat MP
Lib DemMP Jo Swinson scored another victory this week in her one-woman battle against the beauty industry. But is 'airbrushing' really the big issue during an economic crisis?On the way to meet Jo...
View ArticleSyria: more than 200 dead after 'massacre' in Homs
Observers claim deaths came after shelling by security forces on eve of UN vote on removal of Bashar al-AssadMore than 200 people were reported to have been killed yesterday in the Syrian city of Homs...
View ArticleStock markets rise on surprise US jobs boost and UK services optimism
Dow jumps to post-2008 high – but economists stress households remain under severe strains and businesses face continued uncertainties A surprise leap in new US jobs and much stronger than expected...
View ArticleCancer campaigners say levels of fat, salt and sugar in food must be reduced
Health researchers claim maintaining healthy lifestyle and eating well could prevent as many as a third of all cancersFoodstuffs and drinks need to contain less sugar, salt and fat in order to help...
View ArticleTV review: Cutty Sark: National Treasure
It's a lovely old ship, and the restorers are characters - but is it really worth £50m?I enjoyed Cutty Sark: National Treasure (BBC2). I like ships, and the Cutty Sark is a lovely one. It – sorry, she...
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