All news by author: Julia Hartley-Brewer

“A NEW dawn has broken, has it not?”Those were the first words spoken by Tony Blair to an expectant nation waking up to a landslide Labour electio

“SHOCK results!”, the headlines screamed, as politicians were said to be “stunned” by the surge in votes for “far-right” parties across Eu

ARE you at work right now?And if so, where?Are you in an office, on a factory floor, in a hospital or school, out and about in your van or off to a sa

THERE’S an age-old saying about elections that wise folk like to remind us of at the start of every political campaign.“Oppositions don’t win el

VOTING for a political party is a bit like getting married.When they are wooing you, potential partners and politicians both make promises about what

I WONDER what would happen if we legalised theft from shops.What if we told criminals that shoplifting wasn’t really a problem after all and they co

JK ROWLING is not like most celebrities.After all, most celebrities are keen to AVOID the long arm of the law.Whether it’s for sexual wrongdoing or

AFTER months of turmoil, in-fighting, plummeting poll ratings and no sign of an economic headwind to take the (very expensive) heat out of the rising

GOOD morning, and welcome to the check-in desk. Where are you flying to today?Please put your luggage and YOURSELF on to the weighing scales.This coul

A LONG, long time ago, we used to have these funny old things we called “FACTS”.This was stuff that existed in the real world, that meant the same