RECORD View says it's a pity Alexander hadn't developed a backbone in 2010 when his Tory pals were taking a wrecking ball to the vital social security safety net.
WHATEVER happened to simply getting drunk at office parties wonders JOHN NIVEN.
IT was a busy year with a host of public figures welcoming new additions to their families. We take a look back at this year's new arrivals.
IT'S understood the actress and her main co-stars Colin Firth and Hugh Grant are all signed up to take part in Mad About the Boy.
IT'S a shame David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Hugh Grant didn’t decide to take on the real bad guys of the modern world instead of trying to curb the freedom of the press.
OUR newspapers are already bound by laws - the issue is to enforce existing regulations not create new ones.
THE charity event saw Jessie J shave her hair as a host of stars featured in sketches on the BBC show to make the public laugh and persuade them to donate to good causes.
THE actor already has a 17-month-old daughter Tabitha with Chinese actress Tinglan Hong, now the woman who is 19 years his junior has given birth to his little boy.
THE announcement came at the latest hearing before a judge in London to deal with actions brought against News Group Newspapers, publishers of the now defunct News of the World newspaper.
THE Love Actually star, who revealed he isn't a believer in getting married, posted a video message in which he reckons everyone should have the same rights.
HUGH GRANT, who has been golfing in Scotland, was turned away from The Tron pub because some of his mates didn't have ID.
FILM star Hugh Grant yesterday admitted that he has no good name to protect because of his infamous liaison with a prostitute 16 years ago.
HUGH Grant today suggested to the Leveson Inquiry that the Mail on Sunday may have hacked into voicemail messages left on his phone.
HUGH GRANT last night confirmed he has finally become a dad at 51.
A HISTORIC hotel used by some of the world's biggest stars has been voted the best in the British Isles.
Profiles of ambassadors for Scotland further afield
POLICE have been ordered to show Hugh Grant and Jemima Khan information indicating their phone messages might have been intercepted by a private investigator.
HOLLYWOOD star Hugh Grant has given a huge donation to help pay for the refurbishment of a Scots military museum.
ACTOR Hugh Grant has backed the use of injunctions to protect the private lives of celebrities.
He is one of Scotland's most recognisable actors and has appeared in blockbusters including The Mummy, Four Weddings And A Funeral and Sliding Doors.
The eminent Scots who continue to make their mark outwith Scotland
Hamish Martin (41) is managing director of independent wine merchant Inverarity Vaults which, from a 600-strong client list, supplies all the Michelin-starred restaurants in the country.
FOUR Weddings And A Funeral fop Hugh Grant has confessed he's turned into a monster prima donna.
HIS Hollywood scores may have won him Oscar nominations, but Scottish composer Patrick Doyle has revealed the secret of his success - watching the TV "test card"in his childhood living room in Uddingston.
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