Keystone

Ryanair's Michael O'Leary took a typically abusive verbal swipe at transport minister Noel Dempsey last week. Nothing new in that, of course, but it does draw attention to an ever widening gulf between business and politics which would have been inconceivable...

"This article offers a preliminary and partial mapping of some cultural misconceptions inherent in the Israeli peace discourse," scientists in Jerusalem, Israel report.
"It focuses on one of the central mythic metaphors belonging to this discourse: ''We extend our hand in peace.'' First articulated in ''The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel'' (1948). After more than six decades of endless repetition...

"Social scientists are increasingly taking a more complex theoretical approach to the role of stereotyping in the electorate's evaluation of political candidates. Within this literature, most studies investigate the impact of one stereotype on the public...

TOMMY Sheridan's solicitor Aamer Anwar claimed hackers tried to get into his phone before the politician's perjury trial.
The lawyer will ask police today to investigate whether the News Of The World were involved.
Anwar has also instructed a London solicitor to begin court proceedings in a bid to identify the hacker....