Linda Palermo writes on UK politics and international affairs for The Week.co.uk. She has contributed to several London newspapers, print and online.
Coalition cheerleaders have been questioning accuracy of figures that show UK is in recession
News Corp CEO's evidence to press ethics inquiry this week expected to spare no blushes
Norwegian extremist who admits mass murder tells court he was 'motivated by goodness'
With five days to go before first-round vote, French election has developed into a slanging match
With only 17 days to go, London mother-of-two gets wind massive boost from high-profile supporters
Yvette Cooper joins David Miliband in defying Ed to write for Murdoch's new Sunday tabloid
Novelist imagines who anti-hero Patrick Bateman might kill in 2012. Look out David Beckham...
'Pedestrian' institution's reliance on retail banking and global reach helped it put RBS and Barclays in the shade
As media tycoon looks to education as a revenue earner, Education Secretary's ties comes under scrutiny
Conservationist warns that move by animal rights group to free SeaWorld Five is a 'strategic error'
'Sneering' Sarkozy comes out fighting on French TV as Hollande and girlfriend pile on the pressure
Sarko cavorts on world stage as polls suggest a resounding defeat in the coming election
London mayor flirts with eurosceptics as he claims the euro is unlikely to survive 2012
Charismatic anti-corruption campaigner jailed in Moscow poses Russian strongman a serious threat
Former News of the World journalist turned academic is arrested in dawn swoop
Another hit album, millions of followers, but will the New York singer ever find true love?
‘Pond scum’ says Miller as comic book masters line up on opposite sides of the Occupy fence
With his earrings and ponytail, Sweden's finance minister puts George Osborne in the shade
Cristina Fernandez is first female president to get re-elected in macho world of South American politics
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