9 FEBRUARY 2008, page 45

Straight Talking

Robin Oakley M y favourite, though almost inevitably apocryphal, story from the US elections so far: Hillary Clinton, on a school visit, invites pupils to question her. ‘OK, Mrs......

Pointless Penalising

Alan Judd B ig, lazy V8 engines, powerful and durable, are as American as Coca-Cola and Stetsons. Europeans, with smaller cars, shorter distances, dearer petrol and hightaxing......