Mr Ainsworth took the unprecedented step of publicly criticising the US President and his delays in sending more troops to bolster the mission against the Taliban. Share/Save Read More →

President Barack Obama has raised some eyebrows with his decision to send as ambassador to the U.K. a little-known retired investment banker — and top fund-raiser — from his hometown who has little diplomatic experience. Share/Save Read More →

By: Guillaume Vuillemey and Philip Stevens President Barack Obama's proposed "public insurance option" for universal health coverage seems logical: A large public insurance fund will provide quality coverage for the uninsured and force competing insurers to lower costs. In practice, though, one needs only look at what decades of government health care have done to ramp up the financial... 

By Quentin Letts Oh Gordon, your smile! The Prime Minister, appearing alongside Barack Obama after breakfast today, stared at his American visitor and almost shattered the TV camera lenses with his moony grin. Share/Save Read More →