Balancing acts

Although Rowan Williams' discussion of sharia and UK law has polarised opinion, there are precedents for balancing religious and civil law.

Playing the markets; spreading the blame?

Is the press a little too keen to label Jerome Kerviel a rogue trader?

Bank charges in the balance

Have banks been picking their customer's pockets? The High Court is charged with setting a precedent.

Stopping the stopping

Parking tickets are more than a nuisance, they raise difficult questions about targets and outsourcing. Are we parking mad?

Your place in the world

Taking responsibility, rather than feeling guilt, can be at the heart of your power in the interdependent world.

Shifting the costs

Patients were sometimes the losers as the NHS tried to save cash moving them from hospitals to homes.

Learn'd friends

The meticulous note-taking of the legal system leaves a fascinating historical trail in legal documents.

Shaping the future

Is the world becoming a more dangerous place? The struggle for the future is a struggle between power and freedom.