Mary Ann Sieghart: The dreamers who gave us the eurozone stand condemned
30 January 2012 12:00 AM
This was a policy blunder born of arrogance and insouciance at the highest levels. And it can't easily be reversed
Mary Ann Sieghart: When the people can see what fairness is, why can't Miliband?
23 January 2012 12:00 AM
At the last election, many Labour supporters stayed at home because they were angry about the party's position on welfare
Mary Ann Sieghart: What happens when even your supporters don't believe in you?
16 January 2012 12:00 AM
The problem is that Ed Miliband is too clever, unlike Neil Kinnock, who didn’t seem clever enough
Mary Ann Sieghart: What women see in the mirror is self-hatred
09 January 2012 12:00 AM
Women feel depressed because the 'ideal shape' is almost as remote from reality as Barbie's
Mary Ann Sieghart: If I can stick to a New Year resolution, so can anyone
02 January 2012 12:00 AM
The key is to be kinder than usual to yourself, and to get the stick-carrot ratio right
Mary Ann Sieghart: We're all Greeks now when the right to park is under threat
26 December 2011 12:00 AM
How would we feel if we realised we had no democratic power over our economy?
Mary Ann Sieghart: It's up to parents to resist the tyranny of the pink princesses
19 December 2011 12:00 AM
I begged my parents for a carpentry set. Would I have dared brave the boys' floor at Hamleys?
Mary Ann Sieghart: We can't expect decisions from two parties so much at odds
12 December 2011 12:00 AM
Bizarrely, the best hope for resolving Coalition differences is a collapse of the eurozone
Mary Ann Sieghart: Lower house prices are just what the country needs
21 November 2011 12:00 AM
Ministers privately hope that prices will fall, but are terrified of saying so in public
Mary Ann Sieghart: Victims of press intrusion pay, while the perpetrators get away with it
14 November 2011 12:00 AM
Stolen secrets are junk food for the soul. Popular journalism can be made from less toxic materials
Mary Ann Sieghart: No one likes bailing out spendthrifts – but we'll have to
07 November 2011 12:00 AM
We have pretty strong feelings about fairness and who is deserving and undeserving
Mary Ann Sieghart: Giving women power requires action
31 October 2011 12:00 AM
Companies with more diverse boards produce higher returns for shareholders
Mary Ann Sieghart: Cameron picks a fight when he doesn't need to
24 October 2011 12:00 AM
Let's play a game of fantasy headlines – or rather nightmare headlines. What would each party leader least like to see splashed across tomorrow's front pages? Here's a guess: "Tory war erupts over Europe", "Lib Dems break promises" and "Labour bottles out of opposition". Yet any of those three could be written about today's vote on a European referendum. And it's extraordinary that each party leader has allowed it to happen.
Mary Ann Sieghart: A PM who got his fingers burnt - by standing too far back
17 October 2011 12:00 AM
Liam Fox's conduct was the result of no one being willing, or able, to stand up to him
Mary Ann Sieghart: They are all Eurosceptics now
10 October 2011 12:00 AM
The Coalition partners aren't nearly as far apart on Europe as most people believe... Power has mellowed both sides
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