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What drives this woman to defend terror suspects?

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

ABU QATADA has united Conservative and Labour MPs in disgust at his continued presence in britain. a judge called him "bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe" and even a Guardian leader writer described him as a "very likely dangerous individual". but fortunately for him he can still count on the support of one person who sometimes seems to possess more power than all these people put together: his lawyer Gareth Peirce.

A pair with all to play for

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

LOTTERY winners Cassey Carrington and Matt topham are as decent a young couple as anyone could wish to meet. At just 22 they suddenly have £45million in the bank. Only a dedicated sourpuss could begrudge them a single penny of it.

Good news at Bombardier

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

REMAINING workers at the bombardier train-building plant in derby yesterday heard that their jobs are safe for the foreseeable future. that is great news - though prospects for the factory would have been far brighter still had the giant Thameslink contract not been awarded by ministers to German engineering giant Siemens.

The European Commission should make economies

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

HOW appropriate that in a week that has marked the bicentenary of the birth of Charles dickens a story should come to light that is all about a request for "more".

The case for three amigos

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

WHEN it comes to friendships David Beckham is right to say that quality is more important than quantity.

A memorial to true valour

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THE latest capital grant to the Bomber Command memorial has the effect of wiping out its tax bill, meaning public donations will go to the memorial alone and not to the tax man.

Abu Qatada must never be free to walk our streets

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

AT Prime Minister's Questions yesterday David Cameron branded as "totally unacceptable" the idea that Abu Qatada can neither be held behind bars nor deported to his native Jordan.

Four knights to remember

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

WELL done Sir Tom Jones, Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Cliff Richard for agreeing to sing at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert.

Church is losing its way

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THE Church of England plays a key role in public life. As the established church its bishops sit in the House of Lords and preside over major state occasions.

A Greek tragedy that has gone on for far too long

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

SEEING the extended economic torture of Greece makes for a most unedifying spectacle.

Time now running out for us to ditch the European Court

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

IF you're doing the school run watch out for a man in flowing robes with a long straggly beard, name of Abu Qatada.

The perils of offering your seat to a lady

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THERE is no mistaking the look in the young woman's eyes.

A creditable leap of faith

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

FORMER jump jockey Richard Pitman has shown bravery and altruism by donating a kidney at the age of 69. We wish him a full and speedy recovery and expect him to make one - after all, he has cleared plenty of bigger hurdles in his time.

More bloodshed in Syria

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

SYRIAN tyrant Bashar al-Assad was once claimed by Tony Blair to be a potential moderniser in the Middle East. Just how wide of the mark that assessment was can be seen by his despicable readiness to slaughter his own people in order to maintain his grip on power.

Our human rights regime fails the public safety test

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THE first duty of any government is to ensure the safety of its own citizens. So it is absurd that Abu Qatada, whom the Home Office has described as a dangerous man and a threat to Britain, will very soon be released on bail.

Abu Qatada's threat to national security

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

ABU Qatada is a threat to our national security. David Blunkett, the former Home Secretary, described him as "extraordinarily dangerous".

Happy Mondays: Charm is the only way

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

YOU might think the buzz words for 2012 are "recession", "recovery" or even "thrift". But the word that has the cognoscenti clucking right now is "charm". A good old-fashioned concept that is overdue a revival.

Apologises for this manners mission

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

IT ALL STARTED with my reverse apology campaign.

Put the banks on Shred alert

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THE Labour government did not know it at the time but handing RBS chief executive Fred Goodwin a knighthood for "services to banking" in 2004 would prove to be the equivalent of giving Harold Shipman an honour for services to the elderly.

Benefits cap is the fairest way

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A BLACK and white poster greeted MP's last week as they walked into the Commons for a crucial vote on the Welfare Reform Bill.

Don't laugh at vintage drop

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

CHATEAU Compo: whoever would have thought it?

Flaky response to snowfall

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THE Big Freeze may be becoming an annual experience but optimistic indeed would be the person who doesn't think the country is about to grind to a halt.

Mother's plea for justice

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

WHAT kind of country is it that takes a baby from its mother when she has gone to seek help?

Time for soft-touch Britain to get tough on immigration

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

BRITAIN has a proud and honourable history when it comes to immigration.

Bankers' bonus culture needs to be reassessed

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

BONUS payouts may be controversial but are not inherently bad: it is widely acknowledged that paying bonuses helps attract and retain talent in any industry. But too many people in the City have come to see the annual bonus as an entitlement rather than an extra payment.