Maurice O'Brien

With these role models, go figure why we lack integrity

WAS anyone surprised to learn from last week's Essex University study on integrity that over the last decade we've become a nation of liars and cheats?

Speeding off into a sadly predictable future

SHOULD I ever still feel the need to gaze into the future I reckon the last person from whom I'd seek advice would be a transport planner.

Ducking and diving or is Dave dangerous

HOPEFULLY Dave didn't snag anything painfully significant sliding off the fence last Friday, but almost a week later he's still manfully gritting his teeth. Despite all the backslapping, he knows his grand gesture's really neither here nor there for Sarkkel and their 24 cronies who may, or may not, be unanimously in favour of saving the euro.

Riots, greed and a sad skirmish in Tilehurst

FOR one moment on Monday night the stunning reality of rolling television news became utterly surreal.

Is Tony Blair any better than the email fortune seekers?

THEY keep coming; from Egg, HSBC, Halifax Bank, HM Revenue & Customs, sprinkled among the daily trail of bogus bonanzas from Nigeria.

You must be off your trolley to fall for this survey

SHE looked like a live one; an attractive, determined woman of a certain age bearing down on me behind her shopping trolley. Was this my moment?

Silly season has become plain stupid

THE weather’s not been too bad, proper football restarted at the weekend and, if ever I find time, I’ve still a summer holiday to book. So why does everything seems so depressing?

Obituary: Antony Flew

ANTONY Flew, former professor of philosophy at Reading University, died on April 8 at the age of 87.

Feeble police excuses make me feel very anti-social

ONE can only assume that when it comes to their neighbours, most police officers are blessed with extreme good fortune.