The Magazine
December 2008
A Foreign Affair: David Bowie in Berlin
Haunted by Isherwood's shade, the British musician flirted with fascism, then became a hero to the youth of the communist East
Features
The Man Who Flew Too High
Demagogue and darling of Austria's far-Right, Jörg Haider had power within his grasp. Why couldn't he seal the deal?
Africa Has a Dream: Obama
The new president will be welcomed by most ordinary Africans, if not by their rulers
Their's is to Reason Why
A new generation of soldiers is as questioning of its role in Afghanistan as the society from which it is recruited
A Norwegian Thatcher?
The leader of Norway's Progress Party, Siv Jensen, has a good chance of winning next year's election. In an interview with Standpoint editor Daniel Johnson, she explains her views; Bruce Bawer explains the background to her meteoric career
They Just Don't Get It
Many Britons - and even some Americans - have a false idea of what the US is really like. Are Hollywood and TV to blame?
Dialogue
The Terrorist Threat to Business
Luke Johnson, entrepreneur and business commentator, discusses terrorism's growing menace with historian Michael Burleigh and Standpoint editor Daniel Johnson
The British Gas Man Cometh (Not)
Standpoint senior editor Miriam Gross tries seven times in vain to negotiate the hopeless beaurocracy of British Gas's customer service department
Counterpoints
Columns
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