Melanie McDonagh

Melanie McDonagh writes for the Evening Standard and has contributed to the Guardian and The Spectator, among others.

<p>Schools should be a safe place for our children, the fact that some are being deemed life-threatening speaks volumes </p>

Have we turned into a country that hates children?

The Blue Zones Solution; Eating and Living like the World's Healthiest

Natalie Bennett, Leanne Wood and Nicola Sturgeon embrace at the end of the debate

Women don't have to be touchy-feely to be political

William Hague left the Commons fighting on Thursday

When it comes to politics, it's last impressions that matter most

How Clare Short aimed at an easy target, and missed

The seeds of betrayal