Budget 2016: This was a Chancellor keeping his fingers crossed, hoping something will turn up
Mr Osborne is keeping his fingers crossed that by 2020 he will be in a different job
Mr Osborne is keeping his fingers crossed that by 2020 he will be in a different job
I award Osborne's Budget a tick for at least not making inequality any worse than it already is
This is a sublime drama of immortal longings
Both likely major party nominees are viewed unfavourably by a majority of the electorate
We treat US nationalism as harmless, even enviable, pageantry – until it comes to Trump
The following letters appear in the 17th March edition of the Independent
It's the heroism, not the hedonism, that makes Cheltenham special
These days, Cameron's pre-2010 facade of a homely, bread-baking Smiths fan are long gone. In the moments when Corbyn and Labour have struck home they've revealed a sweating, flustered Cameron so distant from those calm, 'compassionate' media images
The Consumer Price Index has become a mishmash of cappuccino makers and cocktail sausages so processed they could survive a nuclear holocaust
Conventional drama and snooker morph for a barn-storming conclusion which brilliantly showcases the Crucible in both its dramatic and sporting guises
The problem is not confined to Google. Facebook with a mere $17.9billion global revenues in 2015, paid only £4,327 tax to HM Revenue & Customs in 2014. We need change
Today's Budget is arrogantly brash in how little it even pretends to be anything but a series of concessions to this voting base of elite high earners and business owners
"If it all goes belly-up, I will say I tried - and if it doesn't then I shall be prime minister"
However unfashionable, individual responsibility remains the cornerstone of a healthy lifestyle. If only the Chancellor had that in mind when he drew up his spring budget
Osborne's controversial move hasn't impressed people working in the industry
Why although the nomination looks locked up for Hillary Clinton, the future of the Democratic Party lies in the hands of Bernie Sanders and his progressive allies
Keep cool and sleep soundly as the temperature rises
The Chancellor said that this was a budget for the next generation, even as the Institute for Fiscal Studies predicted that absolute child poverty would rise from 15 per cent to 18 per cent
When a smartphone just won't cut it, invest in a powerful, pocket-sized machine
New Zealand has joined a long list of countries considering a guaranteed citizen's income, so why don't we Brits adopt it and just stop working?
Russia has emerged from the Syrian adventure as a pivotal power in the Middle East and has put to rest the notion that it can be diplomatically isolated
'Osborne suffers from being the Microsoft to Cameron's Apple': Budget preview; and another Scottish landscape
It is essential that the incoming NLD government takes advantage of the fair wind from the electorate
Ultimately, this is one law that ought to face the silk cut