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 [...]

People will be encouraged to work longer under government plans to phase out the so-called default retirement age of 65. Photograph: Alamy Today’s top Society Guardian news and comment Inquiry calls for closure of children’s heart surgery unit Compulsory retirement at 65 to be phased out Tell people they are fat, not obese, says minister [...]

Theresa May, the home secretary, says asbos are on the way out. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA The much maligned asbo agenda may be coming to an end: Theresa May has joined the troop of pointy-heads and generally sensible types who have argued for years that with a breach-rate of around 50%, and evidence that the agenda [...]