Many a commentator, in reflecting upon the country's fiscal crisis, has suggested that - whatever else happens - one important consequence will be Britain's finally withdrawing from the world stage and, in military and geopolitical terms, becoming a conventional medium-sized...

The BBC denies the director general compromised its independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of the govenrment's spending cuts.

During the late 1970's through to the early 1990's I was a member, a section steward, a branch secretary and a district chair of a trades union known as NUPE (The National Union of Public Employees). The union represented health service employees, local government employees, the ancillary staff of Universities and weirdly, junior Anglican Clerics and Methodist Ministers. NUPE was affiliated to

Romania's unpopular government was in turmoil last night after the prime minister fired five ministers, with the economy supremo also saying he will quit.

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There can only be one winner in the party leadership race and whoever it is must be ruthless and unsentimental, writes John McTernan

Prime minister Julia Gillard edged closer to retaining power in Australia yesterday when an independent politician said he would support her centre-left Labour Party to form A

The energy group has told the US drilling watchdog that systems for responding to oil spills have been improved as a result of lessons learnt from the Gulf of Mexico accident

UK Independence Party members gather for their autumn conference in Torquay with the search for a new leader top of its agenda.

AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai yesterday condemned an air strike by Nato-led forces which he said killed ten campaign workers for this month's election.