After a global howl of outrage, we have returned to business as usual

The nation watches and either feels its veins bulge with rage or shrugs with resignation, despairing at society's inability to change

Published in the Guardian

Seismic events in Iran and Israel have set a critical test of Obama's resolve

One weekend has seen the Middle Eastern landscape transformed – and the US president's critics are already circling

Published in the Guardian

Gordon Brown can sigh with relief

Though it may not last, the prime minister is finally back on the terrain he likes best – the issue of spending plans

Published on the Guardian's website

Recovering cannot be done through theatre. Action is the only solution

To win back the voters of the broken heartlands, Labour must remind the public what it's for. But I fear it won't be enough

Published in the Guardian

Gordon Brown lives to limp on, but no one pretends the threat is gone

Published on page 1 of the Guardian's Top stories section

Plotters and plotted-against are both weak

Published on page 1 of the Guardian's Top stories section

Barack Obama in Cairo: the speech no other president could make

Published in the Guardian

Big test of settlement attitudes

If Barack Obama means business, we will now see if our criticism of settlement policy was merely token

Published in the Jewish Chronicle

Senior minister accuses No 10 of smearing Hazel Blears

Opponents of Gordon Brown claim Downing Street smeared the communities secretary after she quit this morning

Published on the Guardian website

Vote Green tomorrow but beware of getting rid of Gordon today

A coup d'etat, a Johnson coronation, an early election – all the options for saving Labour are now fraught with risk

Published in the Guardian