The news that Conservative MP Louise Mensch is stepping down from her parliamentary seat will reignite the “can women have it all?” debate....

I’m not David Cameron’s number one fan but I do feel a bit sorry for him and his wife Samantha right now. The papers are full of the day ...

My English teacher at secondary school was a stickler for doing things by the book. She was called Miss Milner and she spent hours drumming...

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I love Twitter . It makes me laugh, recommends everything from books to blogs to recipes and keeps me up to date with the news on a minute ...

Soon after the coalition government was formed David Cameron and Nick Clegg announced their intention to delay morning cabinet meetings so ...

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Alex James’s hilarious account of life behind the scenes of Nineties’ Britpop is one of my favourite non-fiction reads of recent years. I...

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