David Cameron should steer clear of football | Michael White
The PM's got enough intractable problems of his own to deal with without worrying about the England football squadAs Alastair Campbell was moved to remind his followers on Twitter only the other day, I don't know as much about football as he does. In t...
Race and gender: do we always get the balance right? | Michael White
Can it be right that a doctor compensated for hurt feelings gets far more than most victims of physical or psychological damage can hope to receive?Did you register that case the other day in which an employment tribunal in Leeds awarded a hospital con...
Hillsborough disaster: a case of class injustice? | Michael White
Monday's Commons debate on the tragedy sounded like a prime example of old-fashioned class justice meted out to the working class by their old foe in blue – the policeDespite David Conn's excellent articles in the Guardian, I must admit to a sceptica...
Sepp Blatter may think he’s won – but he’s lost | Michael White
Fifa's president is on borrowed time. Money made this scandal, and money will unpick itWhat I know about the finer points of football could be summed up on the back of the proverbial postage stamp. But I do know a bit about politics, and football polit...
Wikileaks: too much information? | Michael White
It's a pity that paranoid regimes in Pyongyang, Tehran, Beijing – or even Riyadh – are likely to become more unco-operative as a result of the leaked US embassy cablesI was wrong to be so sceptical. Today's Wikileaks download reveals that China may...
It’s not Alex Ferguson you should feel sorry for, it’s Vanessa Perroncel | Michael White
The French model was a perfect example of grace under pressure yesterday as she explained why newspapers should rethink their pursuit of celebritiesA busy day ahead for all of us. But, while we're waiting to hear whatever details are left unleaked from...
Lord Ashcroft row: the media are not flogging a dead horse | Michael White
The more David Cameron tries to shrug it off, the more people wonder what hold Lord Ashcroft has over him – or the party
What a cheering story on today's Guardian City pages, one which salutes the power of great wealth to do good as well as...
