2007: the year that was Comment is free bloggers write about how the world changed in 2007.
Doing the Ulster fudge ... Mick Fealty The year that was: Tears, treachery and the Chuckle brothers: it could only be Northern Ireland in 2007, a year of political promise in spite of it all
Smother until surrender Laila El-Haddad
Salmond's honeymoon Iain Macwhirter
A missed opportunity Gregor Gall
Cause for alarm Tony Juniper
Getting connected Jeff Jarvis
Lib Dem mystery tour Tania Branigan
Life after Blair Michael White
Cold comforts Seth Freedman
Unhappy endings Sarah Crown Sarah Crown: The year that was: Of all the literary losses of 2007, none will have the long-term significance of Picador's death knell for the hardback
Broken Britain? Yvonne Roberts Yvonne Roberts: The year that was: 2007 was the year when Britain appeared to come bottom in every league table of wellbeing
An uncertain future Khaled Diab
Getting nowhere Cath Elliott
Humanitarianism in crisis Conor Foley