Heading for war?

Japanese and Chinese diplomats met on Wednesday for urgent talks over a group of disputed islands in the East China Continue reading →

Taxing times for HMRC

The topic of who should pay tax and at what rates has been argued long and loud in Britain over Continue reading →

America chooses

The most powerful country on earth will select its next president in just four months’ time. The race looks set Continue reading →

Six more years as Chavez wins again

Hugo Chavez has won a fourth term of office, greeting his re-election as ‘a perfect victory’. Tens of thousands of Continue reading →

Trident’s Future

Can Britain afford the next generation of nuclear weapons? Until last month, Britain’s nuclear deterrent was low down the political Continue reading →