OPINION

Some organisations suffer from wilful blindness – they choose not to recognise something embarrassing, to their cost.

Cameron and Osborne successfully sold the 'public spending crisis' interpretation to the public.

Flood defences didn't fail, they worked to capacity but were overwhelmed by rivers exceeding record levels.

Iraq taking back the IS stronghold of Mosul is still a long way off.

When I started walking the streets of Baghdad, I was stunned to see Christmas decorations everywhere.

Staying fit seems to be the most popular resolution people want to keep in 2016.

Piku, Talvar are among the top five Bollywood films of 2015.

This is the first time banks have had to declare details of their tax on a country-by-country profit.

The strip has known nothing but violence for over a decade.

The new 'Big Three' are not car companies, and driving cars as we know them will become just a hobby.

It's hopefully heralding a more environmentally conscious and accountable country

Violence towards women can increase after seeking a Sharia divorce.

Spending more money on staff who should rarely be necessary shows taxpayers are not getting 'more for less'.

Being a woman alone in public carries a risk that some men believe they are entitled to a smile or more.

We are crying out for reliable data showing just how many families go without a proper meal every day.

A young turkey doesn't want to be roasted anymore than a puppy.

The US presidential candidate completes his three-month campaign aboard a coffin-shaped bus.

What kind of crime against a woman would it take to make the government see reason in India?

Cybersecurity expert John McAfee believes the internet is the soft underbelly of the Western world.

Donald Trump and Tommy Robinson are only extreme examples of a wider racist agenda.

The sanitisation of improper thought seems to be what a generation of progressive student activists are aiming for.

My mother has schizophrenia, and only through police arrests or court help has she been able to access services.

Moral crusade against carbs or fats or sugars is hardly the route to a healthy attitude to food.

If all the suppliers are shrinking pack sizes and keeping prices up, it will take a brave one to break ranks.

UAE rulers have been hijacked towards an autocratic, counter-revolutionary, nearly paranoid bent.

The Muslim Brotherhood remains a threat to the UK and Europe.

Employers can't be relied on in the same way as in the past but loyalty still has a value.

Many Russians have internalised the values of the old Soviet Union and don't expect basic justice.

The role of small businesses in terms of generating growth cannot be overstated.