London and the South-East are the only regions growing enough to pull the UK economy out of recession

The difficulty for police is the sheer amount of time that they now have to spend dealing with mentally ill people

Nigel Farage has clearly articulated opinions on a number of issues that matter to many people, but UKIP has not yet been subjected to merciless scrutiny

The Taliban are still dangerous but the primary engagement with them must now be political rather than military

The Tube’s running hours are now clearly out of kilter with the West End’s night-time economy

UKIP’s effect on the outcome of the elections is hard to predict but it is likely to have an impact chiefly as a spoiler in taking votes away from the big parties, mostly the Tories.

We need action now to protect cyclists from lorries

Unless we get real growth and real jobs before the election, technicalities won’t count for much

David Cameron has consciously attempted to claim Lady Thatcher’s mantle, promising to extend council house sales and attacking Labour over welfare

Beleaguered renters face a squeeze that is rapidly becoming intolerable

Unlike many politicians, she was never bland. She saw her job as to lead, not follow, opinion

The existing approach to industrial relations on the Tube is not working well. And without some change to the law, it is hard to see how things will improve

Margaret Thatcher set a high bar for her successors on both sides. But they would do well to aim for her standards

In office Labour failed to get to grips with the welfare bill. The Tories have shown themselves willing to grasp that nettle