Dr Mayer Hillman, a public policy specialist at the Policy Studies Institute, explains the advantages and disadvantages of the UK moving to European time.

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VIDEO: Time to move away from GMT?

Teachers should surrender one week’s holiday a year, the Centre for Scottish Public Policy suggests.

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Teachers ‘should give up leave’

The government should consider cutting its ties with the European Court of Human Rights, says a report by the right-leaning think-tank Policy Exchange.

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UK ‘should cut Europe court link’

“Known and Unknown,” former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld’s memoir of his political career, mixes the policy and the personal.

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In Book, Rumsfeld Recalls Bush’s Early Iraq Focus

“Known and Unknown,” former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld’s memoir of his political career, mixes the policy and the personal.

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In Book, Rumsfeld Recalls Bush’s Early Iraq Focus

The Ghailani case should convince Obama to pursue military commission trials.

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The state of our terrorist detention policy

A new study puts a price tag of more than $193 million for the Pentagon to implement the policy of removing gays and lesbians from military service over a six-year period.

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‘Don’t ask’ expulsion = $50K per person

In yet another substantial social change to the armed forces following the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” a military advisory commission is recommending that the Pentagon reverse their policy banning women from serving in combat units. Though women…

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Panel: Women OK in Combat Units

Discontent over the policy threatened to unravel Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani’s coalition.

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Pakistan Rolls Back Fuel Price Increases

Recent foreign policy moves have allowed Obama to show some backbone.

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Obama’s foreign policy spine

Two senior Lib Dems tell undercover Daily Telegraph reporters that they voted in favour of tuition fees even though they opposed the policy.

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Osborne ‘out of touch’ – Lib Dem

Even Henry Kissinger learned the limits of foreign policy realism.

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When foreign policy realism isn’t realistic

The U.S. military will for the first time in history allow gays to serve openly after the Senate voted Saturday to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the policy that has required such troops to hide their sexual identity or risk being expelled from the services.

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‘Don’t ask’ is repealed in historic vote

Just weeks before single-party rule comes to an end in Washington, and 17 years after the policy was enacted into law by the Clinton administration, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has been virtually assured a repeal. With 65 votes on Saturday, including six…

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Senate Votes to Repeal DADT

The bipartisan vote would allow President Obama to declare an end to the policy that allows gay members of the armed forces to serve only if they keep their sexual orientation a secret.

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Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Advances