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Letters: Labour rhetoric and the NHS reforms
Your report on Alan Milburn's views on the health reforms (29 March) exaggerates the extent of his opposition to, and underplays the degree to which he challenges, Labour's position. Milburn argues...
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Corrections and clarifications
• An article about the Gravelines nuclear power plant in northern France said it had become the first in the world to produce more than one terawatt-hour of electricity. That should have been one...
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Young people bear brunt as councils reveal cuts to services
Dramatic reductions for libraries and children's services will take effect at start of new financial yearCuts to council-run services will bring dramatic reductions in children's services, libraries...
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Letter: Voucher system for tuition fees
Simon Jenkins (Our universities must now declare their independence, 30 March) says "no one has defined the proper balance of financial responsibility for higher education between government,...
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Letters: Social democracy and economic liberalism
Your report (Public could be given vote in Labour leadership elections, 29 March) leaves it unclear if the proposal follows the Blairite notion that the leader makes policy and the party membership...
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Skiwatch
Skiers in Val d'Isère have been treated to a wonderful mix of 30cm of fresh snow, days of sunshine, blue sky and fresh powder. Italian skiing is still good, but conditions are milder. Upper slopes in...
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Opposition policy cut to the chase | Editorial
Making the case for growth over cuts won't win Labour the next election – but failing to set out a viable alternative could lose itThe consequences of political choices take time to unfurl. What seemed...
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Hugh Muir's diary
I know nothing. You know even less than me. Let's run the country• War is hell, they say, and working for the Con-Dem government seems just as bad. Certainly the attrition rate seems pretty high. You...
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Revealed: Gaddafi envoy in Britain for secret talks
Exclusive: Contact with senior aide believed to be one of a number between Libyan officials and west amid signs regime may be looking for exit strategyAll today's developments in LibyaLibyan fixer's...
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Country diary: Borth, Aberystwyth
After the long winter, with its numbing cold and sustained snowfall, few things raise the spirits as much as walking under a deep blue sky with the afternoon sun warming your back. Add to this a long...
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The magic of the monarchy: The royal moment has come | Editorial
Prince William has shown he can be a new kind of king. It is time to put away the cynicism and pledge our full-throated supportA few short weeks from now, with the world looking on, William Arthur...
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Luke Johnson: 'Capitalism is not a dirty, grubby pastime'
Former chairman of Channel 4 is a serious workaholic, but insists his passions should not be viewed merely as potential profit centresIt hard to know what makes Luke Johnson tick. He is one of...
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Spain: why prosperous Catalans may beat rebellious Basques to the exit
Turbulent history between region and Madrid leaves Catalans feeling ignored and wishing for autonomyIn a smart Barcelona office block this week I came across a map of a state that doesn't exist. This...
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Royal Society publishes tales of oil on troubled waters and the first roll-ups
A letter from Benjamin Franklin describing how to calm stormy seas and the first English description of a cigarette being rolled are among documents released by the Royal SocietyHow to calm rough seas...
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Spanish stereotypes: siesta-taking knock-off-early types?
No way, José. Spaniards notch up more hours at work than many of their continental neighboursIt is a long-held stereotype, fanned recently by northern European suspicions about debt-laden Greece and...
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Rudely named places guides let walkers pick their way to The Nostrils
Ten National Trust walking guides let embarrassed walkers find their way to Booby's Bay or Scrubby Bottoms without askingEver fancied putting your foot down on Kiss Me Arse Steps or taking a ramble to...
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Ministers unveil £5bn back-to-work programme
Move comes as Cabinet Office minister, Oliver Letwin admitted unemployment crisis talks were held before budget A £5bn back-to-work programme will be unveiled after the Cabinet Office minister, Oliver...
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Response: This great folk song collector was not a controlling manipulator
English cultural life owes a great deal to Cecil Sharp's passion for music, song and danceYour article about the eight folk "stars" assembled to write a song suite about Cecil Sharp, "the great song...
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Protest divided even the Chartists | Libby Brookes
The tension between legal and illegal protest at the anti-cuts march is not the preserve of the left, nor a modern phenomenon'We condemn this demonstration, which was selfish and self-indulgent and...
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We in Israel welcome the Arab spring | Shimon Peres
Unlike Hamas and Hezbollah, the young want peace and progress in our regionThe Middle East has to make a historic choice: to join the new global age of democratic peace and liberal economy, or to stay...
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