At this time when the coalition government is threatening to set a minimum price for the sale of alcohol, a sober look needs to be taken at the problems around drinking, instead of the knee-jerk puritanism and religious bigotry that has enveloped the UK.

The last few years has...

For the first time ever, I have seen long-tailed tits in the flesh. Having seen them written about and pictured in bird books since childhood, and having remembered for a life-time the details, due to their shear appealing looks, they were instantly familiar when I saw them in the trees...

It is about time that this current tabloid sensationalism claiming a spate of men are having babies, stopped. It is misleading, it is untrue.

As far as I have read every one of them is someone who has been born female, and then chosen to undergo various treatments...

What a shame it is that Argentina is making rather a fool of itself with its continuing threats against the Falkland Islands.

The British and Argentinians have had a good history together at times. They have much in common and ought to be the best of friends. Polo, rugby,...

Since 1999 General Motors has lost $15.6 milliard; that is a rough-average of $1,000 million a year. Three years ago the company looked at off-loading its European operation but due to political interference from politicians in Europe it was not able to conclude a deal. A year later, it sold...

I read with interest recently, enthusiastic support for London Mayor Boris Johnson as visionary for proposing to sink Park Lane (Mayfair, London) into a tunnel and to build on the land thus freed-up. Oh dear, environmental awareness certainly escapes Boris!

About four years ago, I had read,...

The panic behaviour of the German Chancellor and French president, makes it plain to see that both countries are using the economic difficulties of other Eurozone countries and the restructuring of Europe, as a smoke-screen to hide their own systemic economic and social failures.

The supposed success of the...

Westminster City Council is stubbornly implementing charges for late evening, early night-time and Sunday parking in the West End, against the advice of residents, businesses, the entertainment industry, and churches. It makes it nigh-on impossible for some workers to continue their jobs, as the unsocial hours and restricted public transport...

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I was appalled to read the 'Standard' article, "It may be fake, but it works" of 17 August 2011. Is this how environmentally irresponsible the Evening Standard really is?

Fake plants are a blight across London, an insult to the eye...

It is abundantly clear to all, including the Iranian regime, that the West has intent to cause regime change in Iran. The new sanctions announced this week are a clear step towards that goal. It is the beginning of moves that the Iranian freedom movements have been asking the West...

It is frankly boring hearing them whingeing on about university fees (which they want subsidising but have not paid a penny towards).

Of course the ideal is for free university education to still be available. But the reality is the global economic situation does not enable that; and no it...

As the globe reels from the uprisings around the world, and the rulers of each country affected are accused of corruption and pilfering the country's treasury, the pattern is predictable that foreign investments are seized amid accusations of leaders having made themselves rich whilst impoverishing their country and people.

The insurance industry gets away with unacceptable abuse. From banking (ie. payment protection insurance), to extended appliance warranties, some of which are not worth the paper they are written on, and so much of so-called life-insurance is pathetic and an insult that they try to sell it to one, as...

Interest rates must rise by five percent now, not stay low nor creep up a little at a time, or they, and inflation, will be at 15 or 20% soon.

Although the official inflation rate may be around 5%, everyone but the most out-of-touch politician knows that, the reality...

As Autumn nears, and the so-called Arab Spring has achieved nothing more than bloodshed, resentment and instability, the West should stop its shameful support of bloody revolution.

Western leaders have shown themselves inept and totally lacking in leadership. Leadership would have led to peaceful change to bring about democracy...

Due to the utter failure of Western leaders to use proper diplomatic resources to prevent such an outcome, Libya has been left a wreck, both physically and civilly.

As the jubilation at the rebel forces' entrance to Tripoli crescendos and the anticipation at the probable imminent fall...

As the Obama administration continues to favour the Iranian regime of the ayatollahs, over the Iranian people, one has to question how in command of the reality of the situation, the President of the USA is. .

For some years, the Iranian freedom movement has been...