Politics

Thamsanqa Zhou

Although it does not represent the ideal, most Zimbabweans in the United Kingdom celebrate the signing of a deal facilitating a government of national unity in our country.

Anne Kilkenny - Alaskan Democrat

Republican contender: Sarah PalinI am a resident of Wasilla, Alaska. I have known Sarah Palin since 1992. Everyone here knows Sarah, so it is nothing special to say we are on a first-name basis. Our children have attended the same schools. Her father was my child's favourite teacher.

This is an extraordinary open letter from Russia's government newspaper Pravda to American president George Bush following his outspoken comments about the military crisis in Georgia.

Marc Wadsworth

Scared: Boris JohnsonEmbattled Boris Johnson has chickened out of an interview with The-Latest. The Mayor of London's cowardly decision comes at a time when he needs all the friends he can get.

Liberal Democrat party leader Nick Clegg has accused British Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown of  "complacency" in dealing with what he has described as the "mental health crisis" in the National Health Service.

Dear Ken,

Ousted Mayor Ken LivingstoneAs a former friend, I am writing to say farewell comrade. You put up a spirited fight to win a third term as Mayor of London, but I could tell you were tired and your heart wasn't really in it this time. Ironically, you faced a political opponent more maverick and populist than you - and a lot younger.

Fu Ying, China's ambassador to London

In the morning of April 6, looking at the snowflakes falling outside the window, I could not but wonder what the torch relay would be like. About eight hours later, when the torch finally struggled through the route, Olympic gold medalist Dame Kelly Holmes ran up to light the Olympic cauldron at the O2 dome, and 4,000 spectators cheered, obviously with a sense of relief.