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UK in EU 'straitjacket' despite Thatcher's warnings
The yoke of EU regulation has left the UK 'un-free' in a way it was not during the prime ministership of Margaret Thatcher, who warned of the dangers in her famous Bruges speech in 1988, writes Rory Broomfield
Childcare and flexible work key to 21st century feminism
To achieve gender equality, men should work more flexibly, take greater responsibility for caring for their children and do more housework – while the state should offer universal pre-school childcare, writes Richard Darlington
UK's major NHS reforms a 'distraction'
The reforms to NHS commissioning may at best do little to improve British healthcare, but the evidence for the positive role that competition, pluralism and patient choice can play is fairly compelling – writes Elliot Bidgood
The lasting European legacy of Margaret Thatcher
From the single market to her role in ending the Cold War and her ability to get her own way in Brussels, Margaret Thatcher's impact on Europe was significant – writes our secret columnist in Brussels
Margaret Thatcher helped drive forward EU's biggest successes
Perhaps Thatcher's biggest legacy to Europe, apart from securing the legendary British rebate, was to drive forward the single market and enlargement – writes Giles Goodall
Seven days - a week in the life of Koldo Casla Salazar
A week of work in the office of the Ararteko, the high commissioner for human rights of the parliament of the Basque Country, which examines individual complaints and analyses public policies from a human rights perspective
The liquidity of gold under proposed EBA tests
Gold performs comparably to equities and fixed income on the relative spread measures proposed by the European Banking Authority - writes Brian Biggs
EU leaders react to death of Margaret Thatcher
Senior politicians across Europe pay tribute to the former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who has died at the age of 87
Cameron cuts short Europe tour after Thatcher death
British Prime Minister David Cameron was due to tour Spain, France and Germany in an attempt to win support for his policy of reworking the European Union to hand powers back to national governments
Portugal to seek new cuts after court decision
The Portuguese government has said it will have to put in place new spending cuts in areas such as health, social security and education after a court ruled against part of its budget
North Korea 'cannot go on like this' says UN
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has urged North Korea to 'refrain from provocative measures' after South Korea backtracked on suggestions its neighbour was preparing an imminent nuclear test
Drop 'illegal immigrant' label, urges EU commissioner
The term 'illegal immigrant' should not be used in official European Union documents, senior EU politician Cecilia Malmström says after praising the Associated Press for making the move
'Try again, Dave' - Cameron at the giddy limit
Our secret columnist is worked up about David Cameron's assertion that Britain needs to renew its nuclear deterrent in light of the threat from North Korea – and angry at the use of the tragic deaths of six children for political gain
Failure on EU-Ukraine deal would be 'tragic missed opportunity'
If the European Union and Ukraine do not sign an association agreement in November it will represent a 'geopolitical failure' for the bloc, Ukraine's ambassador to the EU says
Draghi: Cyprus better off in eurozone
Cyprus would not benefit from leaving the euro because it would have to make the same extensive reforms to its economy but in a more difficult environment, Mario Draghi says