David Cameron inspects the troops at the official residence of the Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, in Delhi. Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images As waiters in livery dispensed chicken curry canapes and a selection of colourful Indian summer fruit juices from silver trays, a tinkle on a glass indicated the guest of honour had something important [...]

John Makinson: the consumer must be given what the consumer wants. Photograph: David Levene/for the Guardian Penguin this week celebrates its 75th year and is marking the anniversary by repackaging a series of seminal books from the 1960s to the 1980s. Although the company might afford itself a brief look backwards, it feels as though [...]

Some people have to keep on working beyond 65. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters Employers are understandably anxious about the abolition of a default retirement age (DFA). It is far easier to press a button on the workplace ejector seat than spend hours agonising over the productivity of a 66-year-old member of staff. Anyone who has donned [...]

Vince Cable’s snub was hailed by Bob Crow, the general secretary of the Rail and Maritime Union. Photograph: Daniel Deme/EPA Trade unionists have withdrawn Vince Cable’s invitation to speak at the TUC congress this autumn after the business secretary had publicly confirmed he would attend. The decision to revoke the invitation to the September conference [...]