Blanche Berryman, who has died aged 91, was an extraordinarily gifted teacher who made history into everyone's best-loved subject at our stuffy grammar school, Tiffin in Surrey, in the 1950s and 1960s. Never boring, never condescending, sometimes attractively risque, she was the only teacher who kept perfect order in her classroom purely by her inspiration and personality, without the heavy w...

Heading into today's Florida Primary, the picture below depicts President Obama reflecting on his potential opponents in the 2012 presidential election! And, for all of you political scientists out there, this is a perfect although not very timely lesson in what two flawed candidates should not be doing! In what can only be described as a disgusting display of me-first politics, Mitt Romney a...

Did I say funny? It's actually very sad! Very true but very sad! This video is in perfect sync with an article this morning that spoke about how, assuming that the Greece sovereign debt crisis is in some way resolved, there are other EU PIIGS waiting in line for debt restructuring as well. A country like Portugal comes to mind! H/T The Daily Bail Become a fan of The Political Commentator on F...

In the first of a series of monthly posts on Huffington Post, Lynne Featherstone outlines the case for changing perceptions of body image, and the success of the campaign so far: Every day people are confronted with images of the ‘perfect’ body that just don’t reflect the diverse society we live in. These unrealistic images

I really liked that first Madsen Pirie short economics video, about the subjectivity of value, flagged up here. Now number 2 has emerged, on the closely related topic of price control. I happened upon this second video here, which would suggest that these things are getting around and being noticed. They should. The short video lecture is the perfect medium for Madsen. Many is the time that I have...

An efficient tax system is: 1. Comprehensive – in other words, it is broad based; 2. Complete – with as few loopholes as possible; 3. Comprehensible – it is as certain as is reasonably possible; 4. Compassionate – it takes into account the capacity to pay; 5. Compact – it is written as straightforwardly as

The NHS is facing an enormous funding crisis. To avert it, we must be more innovative in integrating our health and social services, says Chris Skidmore.

Telegraph View: might Lord Prescott be the perfect choice for Humberside police commissioner?

The republican frontrunner is hobbled by his business past and questions remain over what he really stands for, says Richard McGregor

In the trade-off between providing incentives and exposing workers to excessive risks, shares and share options don’t provide a happy medium, writes Tim Harford