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For many people in the US Obama's proposals do not represent closure for 9/11

Why should it be such a struggle to get the emergency services to run 24/7? It is here that overtime culture has proved most resilient

What is it that's so tiresome about the argument that it's 'vulgar' for a woman to stick on a skirt she loves? Let me count the ways

Unsurprisingly we have heard next to nothing about two of the issues on which membership of the EU is most beneficial – tax and climate change

Whether you're a parent-to-be or buying for a new arrival, a soft, cosy covering is a practical purchase

'Incest can be considered unusual and disgusting, but the law cannot stem from it being disgusting'

As a reporter, I sat through hours of bizarre evidence presented to the HS2 committee inquiry, from Downton Abbey to the mating habits of bats. But the critics of rail expansion made a very convincing case

From his misleading statistics to his personal attacks on the Labour leader, Cameron lost it today

As well as having the support of South Africans who fought against apartheid, the situation conforms to its definition under international law

The term might fit for Palestinians in the West Bank, but it's less appropriate for those inside Israel. And we should be wary of applying such incendiary labels

"The fact that I have been left with major scarring on my wrist, which to an unsympathetic observer might look like I am prone to self-harm, is very distressing for me."

Resist the urge to stick in a regular old radicalisation story - a Ramadan one ending in an Imam shouting, "Get out of my mosque!" would do much better

The new Chief of Defence Intelligence speaks to the Strand Group about 'the mysteries of personality-based grand strategic decision-making'

For many households the cost of care can amount to a second mortgage or rental payment every month

Doubts about the economic consequences of leaving are widely felt

Working within a compromised system, they still hold great sway

The following letters appear in the 24 February edition of The Independent