Obviously, Labour has most cause to celebrate, winning the seat by a substantial margin. Last year, as the general election moved into view, some senior Labour figures feared meltdown in the aftermath of defeat. Instead, Labour proved itself to be a ...

Length of training? Doctors' and dentists' training is longer and more arduous. Responsibility? How about doctors, nuclear-power-station designers, airline pilots or nuclear-submarine commanders? Numbers of staff? Generals, CEOs, Cabinet Ministers ha...

David Cameron, by contrast, was still riding reasonably high. After Oldham those roles will, for the time being at least, be reversed. Mr Miliband has struggled to make a favourable impression on the public – of recent opposition leaders, only Michae...

The ceremony in St Peter's Square marking the last step before sainthood is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people, harkening back to the funeral of the charismatic pope in 2005, one of the biggest media events of the new century. Before th...

First, the award will not deter such conduct, as it will be modest both relative to the wealth of the BBC and to the perceived benefits of ageism. Second, the media world (and BBC in particular) retains the view that pay and appointment are matters w...

You can see why a politician would find one useful. Children call on their imaginary friends when they feel upset or when someone has said something nasty to them. They give them someone to boss around when they feel powerless. Not all imaginary comp...

Local councils today spend more than 50 per cent of their budget on social care – the bulk of which is for the elderly. As a result of the public sector funding cuts announced in last October's Comprehensive Spending Review, the same councils will ha...