Cultural exchange programmes should always be supported. Young or old, there is always benefit from being forcibly removed from home and sent to far and strange lands... Julia Moore observes behaviours and trends... Read more

As the last shred of tinsel and gallette is cleared away, the starting pistol has been fired in the UK to hail that other non-escape ritual - A General Election. In keeping with traditions, the media is clearing the decks to make way for startling headlines (‘Nick Clegg’s grandmother was a spy’), policy sound bites and, crucially... Read more

The Iron Lady versus The Lady: Margaret Thatcher and Aung San Suu Kyi. Women in power.

Voices - Speak softly Unto Power: What's That You Say? By Julia Moore.

Do women vote? Should they? Do politicians care about the issues that matter to women?

This year's 'Must Have' - a little feminine number.