Condemned By Our Lack Of Convictions
PRISONERS were in the news last week after a massive majority of MPs backed a Commons motion opposing moves to give lags the right to vote. This was, many claimed, a victory for British sovereignty over the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights which had ruled that our jailbirds should have the vote.

Can Hypnotist Paul Mckenna Really Make Me Thin?
It was a cupcake that sparked my first conversation with Paul McKenna. I was sitting next to the millionaire self-help guru one afternoon on a sofa in a TV studio green room as we both waited to go on air. I reached out my hand for a delicious-looking cupcake and then I stopped, glanced at Paul and moaned: “Oh God, I can’t eat this when I know you’re looking at me.”

Millions Will Be Struck Off Council Housing Lists
MILLIONS of people could be struck off council house waiting lists under a reform of the system.

Wayne Rooney Has Scored An Own Goal
WHAT a relief it must have been for Wayne Rooney when he scored his first goal for England in almost a year.

Nick Clegg's In A Silly Class Of His Own
I FEEL sorry for Nick Clegg’s children.