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The Chancellor can 'afford' a 4p income tax cut

In the wake of a surprising net borrowing figure, I imagine Gordon Brown and Ed Balls will be clamouring for a major giveaway in next week's budget, says Edmund Conway.

The buccaneering spirit will prevail in this election

Gordon Brown appearing on the BBC's Politics Show

A campaign focused on the party leaders could prove Gordon Brown's undoing, says Benedict Brogan.

Daniel Hannan: Will Merkel give us a referendum on the EU?

Sectarianism threatens Iraq's future

Two Iraqi women display their inked fingers

Iranian influence must not be allowed to scupper the prospects of an Iraqi coalition, argues Brian Binley.

Serbia is distracting us from the real war criminals

Diana Jenkins says that she risked £300,000 posting bail for Ejup Ganic, the former president of Bosnia, because the accusations of war crimes he faces are false.

The calculator is here to stay

Ugg! Sheepskin footwear can take a hike

Banks are still gouging money out of small customers

Catholic adoption victory is a setback for Labour

For passion, my money's always on the horses

This week's Cheltenham Festival shows that no sport can match the thrill of racing, says Charlie Brooks.

The truth about defence spending

Telegraph View: Brown's error over figures is a gift to those who accuse him of depriving soldiers of equipment.

Liberate our universities

Telegraph View: The cap on tuition fees threatens real damage to our elite universities.

Unwelcome interference

Telegraph View: It is right that Radio 4 rounds off the day with the national anthem.

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For passion, my money's always on the horses

This week's Cheltenham Festival shows that no sport can match the thrill of racing, says Charlie Brooks.

Why is women's fiction so miserable?

As the Orange Prize judge admits she 'felt like a social worker' reading a slew of misery-fuelled novels, Jojo Moyes asks whether female writers are derided if they give their fiction a happy ending

'I’ll miss the job, but not the nasty neighbour’

This is what the Chancellor should say in his Budget speech next week, says Edmund Conway.

Middle aged, and still playing with my toys

Academics have decided that you stop being young at 35 – a recent milestone for Harry de Quetteville.

Musicals will always score over plays

Sheila Hancock was right to defend the musical: audiences love them, and so should actors if they know what's good for them, says Michael Simkins.

School children need sport, not fitness tests

Since when was it the Government's job, rather than the school bully's, to tell you your child was a tub of lard, asks Rowan Pelling.

Job flexibility is working well for Britain

A cultural shift in attitudes has resulted in lower unemployment than previous downturns, says Tracy Corrigan.

The terrible truth about the mean greens

The right-on brigade has been unmasked. About time too, says Iain Hollingshead

Enron can't compare with Stieg Larsson's saga

Even at the threatre, it is impossible to resist the lure of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, says Liz Hunt.

Simon heffer

Labour has taken 13 years of diabolical liberties

Individualism and autonomy used to be prized – now they are held in contempt, argues Simon Heffer

Repay the maestro's gusto with your bravos

There is one cut that could save Labour

Can the Republicans deliver?

The end of the road for Obama?

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Juries come of age

Telegraph View: Why is it that when people reach the stage at which they have the time (and life experience) to sit on a jury, the opportunity is snatched away?

Dangers of Israeli rift

Telegraph View: The US needs to remember that Israel remains an important ally in the Middle East.

We need to be warned about the pain to come

Telegraph View: We're in for a tough few years regardless of who wins the election.

A lot of bottle

Telegraph View: How did we survive before the arrival of 'on-the-go' mineral water?

Stern lesson for Harriet Harman

Telegraph View: It is pointless establishing an inquiry merely to prove what you already believe, and then to deride its findings when they beg to differ.