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Peter Capaldi is right choice, in the right time and space for Doctor Who role

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 21:56:48 +0100

It was a moment when those of us long-haul time-travellers had to reassure ourselves that we weren’t suffering from Plasmaton-induced psychotronic hyperstimulation.

Omagh report confirms the authorities had the bombers in their sights

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 20:32:49 +0100

The new report into the bombing of Omagh, and what happened before and after, will do nothing to dispel the widespread belief that many questions persist about the handling of the case by the security forces.

Peter Capaldi tackles the tough gig as the 12th Doctor Who

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 19:56:24 +0100

Well the swirling anticipation, bubbling as it did like a Carrionite's cauldron, is finally over.

Peter Capaldi is revealed as the new Doctor Who

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 19:35:20 +0100

It's been a long day for Doctor Who fans.

Watching and waiting to see what Governor Carney’s interest rate ‘guidance’ will mean for UK growth

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 18:56:27 +0100

It’s here. The week that economists the length and breadth of the Square Mile have been obsessing over for months has finally arrived. On Wednesday, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will unveil some form of “forward guidance” on the future path of interest rates.

Oi, BT, forget the sport and sort my colleague out

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 18:33:32 +0100

I’ve always been slightly in awe of my colleague Gillian.

The Government’s shameful scapegoating of immigrants

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 18:29:27 +0100

The Home Office is on a mission to intimidate Kipling’s “fluttered folk and wild” abroad and in the UK.

The sham of the bedroom tax

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 18:01:06 +0100

For a government looking to rein in public spending and, in particular, an ever more costly welfare state, the so-called “bedroom tax” would appear a sensible idea.

Zimbabwe: No country for old men

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 18:01:04 +0100

The only good in last week’s elections in Zimbabwe is that they did not descend into violence.

Millions take to the streets of Egypt in an ever-growing media fantasy

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 17:31:26 +0100

Why does the Egyptian crisis appear so simple to our political leaders yet so complicated when you actually turn up in Cairo?

I know it’s the summer holidays, Ed, but what is Labour’s message?

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 17:15:24 +0100

We’re clearing up Labour’s mess. Labour overspent and now we’re balancing the books. A national deficit is like a household budget. Welfare is out of control and lining the pockets of the skivers. The unemployed person or immigrant down the road is living off your hard-earned taxes. Labour is in the pocket of union barons.

Could austerity really be good for the arts? Of course

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 17:12:37 +0100

Mark Ravenhill’s comments at the Edinburgh Festival about the current state of arts funding have caused consternation among media pundits and the liberal arts supporters. His claim that funding cuts “might be good for the arts” is unlikely to endear him to his fellow artists whether they are allied or not with publicly-funded institutions.

Letters: Law enforcers have the look of intimidation

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 17:10:30 +0100

Your leader “Politics of fear” (3 August) could not have had a more apt title, for it appears that the powers that be are set on a course of law enforcement by intimidation. The current policy of stopping people to check their residential status is but one such measure.

Ready for a 12th Time Lord: Who has been your favourite Doctor Who so far?

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 13:50:55 +0100

When rumours first circulated that Matt Smith might be leaving Doctor Who back in March, fans immediately started guessing who might take his place.

David Cameron is presiding over a racist party