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On Monday of this week, families of British soldiers killed in Iraq returned to the High Court for a three-day hearing to press for an independent inquiry into the reasons for the war.

Labour’s long anticipated approach to the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the European Union (EU) was announced last week. As expected, Home Secretary John Reid has opted for various restrictions on Bulgarians and Romanians working in Britain.

‘Politicians have made comments about Muslims in the past few weeks that they should not have made.

Two smears, forming part of the barrage of attacks on Britain’s Muslims, fell apart last week. Both were splashed over the pages of the Murdoch press. Both proved to be completely baseless.

Five members of the Queen’s Lancashire regiment (now amalgamated into the Duke of Lancaster’s regiment) and two members of the Intelligence Corps are being tried on charges connected with the death of Baha Musa and the abuse of other prisoners in Iraq.

The Nazis of the British National Party (BNP) are taking advantage of the racist atmosphere against Muslims to attempt to widen their influence. But Unite Against Fascism and Love Music Hate Racism are doing everything they can to stop them.

The bosses of British industry are demanding further financial deregulation and want Gordon Brown to cut corporate tax. Or, they warn, they will have to move to where taxes are lower.

In Charles Dickens’s novel Great Expectations the main character, Pip, tells the story of how, as a rural, working class boy, he is invited up to the local Great House of someone called Miss Havisham.

"There are only bad options for the coalition from now on," said Sir Jeremy Greenstock this week. He was the deputy ruler of Iraq for much of the occupation and has defended British policy down the line.

A former election candidate for the Nazi British National Party (BNP) and a dentist have appeared in court on explosives charges.

Respect MP George Galloway has lashed out at the government for overturning a House of Lords amendment to its Police and Crime Bill that would have blocked "fast track" extraditions of British citizens to the US.

Tony Blair received a body blow last week from a most unexpected source - General Sir Richard Dannatt, the head of the British army.