System fails those in need May 17 2005
Discussing immigration has become almost taboo. Nevertheless, I'm going to discuss it. Or rather, I'm going to ask someone to explain to me how any reasonable person could defend the system we have at the moment. more

Speed, lies and videotape May 10 2005
The pressure group, Transport Watch, have pointed out an alarming statistic regarding speed cameras. more

Too many young being left behind May 3 2005
In spite of the fact that we are a more affluent society, there has been a 70pc rise in teenage depression since the mid-80s, with six million prescriptions for anti-depressants being written for children each year. more

So easy to fake identity Apr 26 2005
Angela Hargreaves, 32, used a fake ID to rent a house. It was a nice house, the childhood home of its owner who now works in America. more

Openness denied Apr 19 2005
Last week Donna Anthony wiped away tears as three judges overturned her conviction for murdering her two children. more

Tribute deserves lottery payout Apr 12 2005
I have always sympathised with the families of servicemen killed between wars. In contrast to the heroes' funeral war dead receive, servicemen and women who die in accidents or in isolated skirmishes go to their graves almost unheralded. more

Jailing the wrong people? Apr 5 2005
You can't have people brandishing guns so I understand the sentence imposed on Linda Walker, but everyone has a snapping point. more

Unhappy young in our world Mar 29 2005
Scarcely a day in which there wasn't another scare story about Britain's young women. Almost 4,000 11 to 15-year-olds were hospitalised last year by the effects of alcohol, and the amount of alcohol consumed by under-16s has doubled in the last 15 years. more

Need for a cool debate Mar 22 2005
I hope abortion won't become an election issue. What's needed here is cool debate so that we may arrive at the best possible conclusion. more

Why the law is an ass Mar 15 2005
When I moved into a listed building I wanted to restore it properly, so I asked the local planning department for advice. more

Sisters' courage a jewel Mar 8 2005
Aren't the McCartney sisters magnificent as they stand up to the IRA and the see-no-evil policy that has gagged the population of Northern Ireland for a century? more

Not a racist - but offensive Feb 22 2005
I don't think Ken Livingstone was being racist when he called an Evening Standard reporter, who happened to be Jewish, a concentration camp guard. more

Marriage that makes sense Feb 15 2005
I'm glad Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles are to marry. Their sitting in separate pews and entering by separate doors threatened to become a national embarrassment and an international laughing stock. more

Driven to despair Feb 8 2005
Speed cameras are generating profits of more than £20m a year for the Chancellor. The actual take, £112m, has doubled in a year and there are reports that roving units, hidden in police vehicles, motorcycles and vans, have increased by a third in a year. more

Getting to core of issue Feb 1 2005
I don't know whether or not the young woman with an apple in her hand committed a traffic offence but that's hardly the point. more

This may be a hard lesson Jan 25 2005
Dr Patrick Hazelwood, headteacher at St John's Comprehensive School in Marlborough, Wiltshire, has already scrapped subject teaching in his school. more

Let's be clear about Nazis Jan 18 2005
I can't believe how much venom is being directed at Prince Harry over a stupid choice of costume. Of course he was wrong to wear it, but let's just think for a moment. more

Why caring must go on Jan 11 2005
The tsunami and its aftermath has produced a worldwide, spontaneous explosion of compassion. Everywhere you go people are collecting or donating - even the normally flint-hearted. more

Hope shines out in spite of the horror Jan 4 2005
I've lost count of how many times I've been asked what my New Year's resolution is. more

A generation losing its way Dec 28 2004
Just before Christmas a leading advertising company asked me to give them my views on the state of Britain's youth. more

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