Many of us remember the outstanding bravery of the Dambusters from the epic film of our childhood. Others will have studied their heroism and the story of the "bouncing bomb" as part of the new school curriculum. But for me in the week which marks the 70th anniversary of the...

There's been a lot of chatter in recent days about the budget. But it has lacked passion. It has utterly failed to engage the great British public. Why is this?

I suggest that the reason for the absence of fire is because all the discussion has been on arcane...

The first time I heard someone say, "If you want something done, ask a busy woman", was about 20 years ago during an episode of The Archers when Jill Archer, the matriarch of the family saga, was looking for someone to cover her volunteering role at the WRVS.

It struck...

This week signalled an historic moment for the future of care in England. For the first time ever, anywhere, the UK government has placed a cap on the amount disabled and older people will have to pay for their care.

This was welcome news in principle for older and disabled...

Ask your friends and colleagues how long it takes them every morning from the unwelcome alarm to the clunk of the front door closing behind them? The answers can illuminate their world view in an intriguing way; some otherwise dreamy types claim to manage it in a brisk 20 minutes....