The man's not for turning
Osborne's lack of a Plan B could prove his undoing. But it is the British people who will pay the price.
The NS Interview: Bill Bryson
“Have you ever seen Glenn Beck in operation? It’s terrifying”
We’ve just jumped off a cliff
George Osborne’s Comprehensive Spending Review is the biggest — and riskiest — macroeconomic experiment undertaken by any advanced country in living memory.
An open letter to Vince Cable
Now is the time to choose between the smoking lobby and the British people.
The coming battle over land and property
There was a time, in the days of Lloyd George and then Attlee, when land reform was a convulsive political issue. It should be so again.

Boundary changes will hit Welsh Labour MPs hardest
There is a clear political dimension to the way that the Coalition's proposed boundary changes will be implemented.

Arundhati Roy threatened with arrest
Indian government accuses author of making "seditious" comments about Kashmir.

Web Only: the best of the blogs
The five must-read blogs from today, including the growth figures, and Cameron as a "Tea Party Tory".
Police in training for 'Mumbai-style' terror attack in UK
Security chiefs order more guns and extra training to prepare for "commando-style" attacks.
Labour takes lead in new poll as cuts fears grow
Tories behind in new Populus poll for the first time since November 2007.
Police authorities not ready for cuts, warns watchdog
Only one in five police authorities are ready to cut forces effectively, warns police watchdog.
David Cameron to focus on economic growth in CBI speech
The PM will reiterate argument that public sector job losses will be offset by private sector growth.

We are not all in this together
Ministers will be largely untouched by the cuts they are introducing. Is this a cabinet guided by the national interest or vested interests?
How the Spending Review hit the poorest hardest
The poorest 10 per cent suffered the greatest loss of income from the Chancellor’s decisions.
An open letter to Vince Cable
Now is the time to choose between the smoking lobby and the British people.
Leader: Feel the pain as Osborne swings his axe
The Britain that emerges from the cuts will be profoundly changed: more unequal and less confident.

Spill waters run deep
Oil stopped flowing from the Deepwater Horizon rig in July, but the legal wrangling is only just beginning.
The NS Interview: Bjørn Lomborg
“I didn’t want to be the gay guy who talks about the environment”.
Natural Capital: The True Wealth of Nations
Economists have still not caught up with the most important capital of all: Natural Capital.
A world too full of people
Politicians of western countries avoid talking about population control, but if we invest in family planning we might just save our planet.
Sunday Telegraph apologises to UN climate chief
Sunday Telegraph has issued an apology to Dr Rajendra Pachauri
Your Democracy
Everything you want to know about your MP, the Lords and the UK’s main political parties. Plus, browse debates from 1803 to the present day.

We’ve just jumped off a cliff
George Osborne’s Comprehensive Spending Review is the biggest — and riskiest — macroeconomic experiment undertaken by any advanced country in living memory.
Documents reveal Citigroup's plans to take over EMI
Terra Fima took control of the company in 2007 but has been unable to turn around the business.
KPMG under investigation over BAE payments
Investigation will look at the audits starting from 1997.
The Arbor (15)
Ryan Gilbey experiences the turbulent family life of a working-class playwright.
The Genius of British Art
Mr Jacobson is a seductive and idiosyncratic art critic.
Rocky road
Antonia Quirke worries about the guys at this station.
Waste not, want not
The key to saving the planet may lie within us all, discovers Antonia Quirke.
Bill Bryson
Do they matter?
Rehabilitated?
Fear of China
Video rage
In this together?
What a carve up!
Record funding

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