Alistair Darling on Inheritance Tax

If 96% of estates pay no inheritance tax and Conservative proposals to raise the threshold to £1m were "an example of where the Tories are making promises on tax which they can't afford to pay for", how can Alistair Darling now afford to increase the limit for married couples just one week later!?!

Air heads?

Can we assume none of the climate change protestors "from abroad" campaigning against further expansion of Heathrow Airport flew into the UK!?!

Gordon's kiss of death?

I think it's a great success story for European co-operation. I think it's also a big triumph for British manufacturing, British technology, British science - Gordon Brown on the Airbus A380.

Airbus to announce major job cuts
Troubled planemaker Airbus is preparing to announce up to 10,000 job losses at key operating sites across Europe.