The idea that Lincoln was the consummate modern political compromiser has to answer one awkward fact: he abolished slavery

If this is the politics of envy, you can count me in

The anger so many feel at this Government's austerity policies needs an outlet. So we're coming together to protest around the country

Sussex University has decided to go private - and the students aren't happy

Europol say hundreds of football matches have been fixed by betting syndicates - this is great news for football fans;  it's so much fairer than the current system

I’m sure Lord Freud would love the chance to swap just one of his eight bedrooms in his comfy mansion for a single sofa

The Government would like the 1972 building workers strike to stay buried. Bad luck for them that one of the strikers went on to become a household name

When politicians who believe everyone is middle class see vast decaying housing estates, they must think someone’s having a giant dinner party with a Victorian theme.

Football is only a reflection of that society - and that doesn't say much about us

The man who delivered London's Olympics is fast running out of titles to acquire