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Madonna is stark raving Madge

WITH young children, it’s important to be firm but fair. However, some parents have a tendency towards control freakery that’s bordering on insanity. Read

Heart girl Hannah Jones too young to decide

WHILE we’re on the subject of parenting — though on a much more serious note — I’d like to violently shake Andrew and Kirsty Jones to their senses. Read

Good cause, bad call by Oxfam

I’M aware that Oxfam does good work around the world and so, too, is my 20-year-old son, Sam. Read

MPs’ squabble over ‘Baby P’ case is shameful

I WAS sickened by the shameful scenes in Parliament this week when Prime Minister’s Question Time descended into a grubby game of political point-scoring over the death of “Baby P”. Read

Shame on metal thieves who rob from war dead

AT the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them but when no one’s looking we’ll steal their memorials and sell them for scrap. Read

I still believe in the power of the Press to change lives

MUCH was made of the power of the Press in the wake of the Ross-Brand affair. Read

Debbie Purdy shows why suicide law needs to be clearer

WHENEVER I read about someone seeking to end their life through assisted suicide, the same question runs through my mind . . . do they really have nothing left to live for? Read

Sexploiting Sachs

IF Andrew Sachs is easily offended he should probably steer clear of his granddaughter’s website. Read

Monty’s moobs in the frame

EVEN if you don’t know his name, you’ll be familiar with Jack Vettriano’s paintings. Prints of his hugely populist but critically-despised watercolours are everywhere . . . hotel foyers, restaurants, Ikea stores, as well as millions of homes. Read

Joey Barton has fight on his hands

IF second chances were drinks Joey Barton would be permanently off his face. Read

Aid worker Gayle Williams was murdered by prejudice

IT’S impossible to look at the now-famous photograph of Gayle Williams without despairing at the utter senselessness of her murder. Read

Social care funding should be like NHS

LAST month I wrote about the injustice of how social care is funded in this country . . . and not for the first time. Read

Guy and Madonna split saves day

MAY I be the first to offer my congratulations to Madonna and Guy Ritchie on their impending divorce. I’m delighted for both of them. Read

Who made you a Starr?

MEMO to Ringo Starr, Hey there superstar! Peace and love, brother, peace and love. Just thought I’d mention how incredibly obnoxious and self-absorbed you sounded on that silly little video clip you posted on your website. Read

Big Brother is costing you

THERE’S been a huge outcry about the Government’s latest plan to expand its Big Brother powers by setting up a huge communications database. Read

Back Brown’s bail-out

IT’S often said that you can’t solve a problem by throwing money at it. I guess no one told Gordon Brown. Read

Verdict on Todd just seems odd

APPARENTLY Michael Todd — the philandering police chief who froze to death on Mount Snowdon — did not commit suicide. Read

Let’s face the facts

SHE looks like an extra from Dawn of the Dead and has the dubious honour of having once been voted third in a “World’s Worst Teeth” contest. Read

Paying debt at last

FOR men of a certain age, Joanna Lumley is top tottie... the thinking man’s crumpet no less. So it was good to see her on TV the other day flashing those piano-key gnashers of hers and getting all emotional about Britain’s Gurkha heroes. Read

Lots in a name

AN internet website that allows you to find anagrams of the rich and famous throws up some interesting results, some funny, others surprisingly fitting. Read

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