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June 2010

Editorial image for "A Moot Point" — If Lady Hale is right, the Supreme Court did not allow an appeal by the…

A Moot Point

If Lady Hale is right, the Supreme Court did not allow an appeal by the Ministry of Defence this morning after all. There was no majority decision after all that the Human
June 30, 2010
Editorial image for "Banning Zakir Naik" — On 18 June, the extremist Indian preacher, Zakir Naik, was banned from…

Banning Zakir Naik

On 18 June, the extremist Indian preacher, Zakir Naik, was banned from entering the UK by the Home Secretary. This has drawn criticism from the usual circles: former senior member of the
June 27, 2010
Editorial image for "Paula Rego" — Dame Paula Rego claims never to have read Freud — a nice irony given that…

Paula Rego

Dame Paula Rego claims never to have read Freud — a nice irony given that her psychologically complex works, deeply imbued with the sexual and the sinister, are as ripe for analysis
June 25, 2010
Editorial image for "Bunglawala and Faisal Shahzad betraying Afghans" — Over at his new blog Inayat Bunglawala is already tying himself in knots…

Bunglawala and Faisal Shahzad betraying Afghans

Over at his new blog Inayat Bunglawala is already tying himself in knots over the guilty plea by failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad. During his plea hearing Shahzad told the court:
June 23, 2010
Editorial image for "Let My Pieces Sing" — Perhaps it was Philidor's prodigious musical intuition that somehow gave…

Let My Pieces Sing

'Perhaps it was Philidor's prodigious musical intuition that somehow gave him a special insight into how the chess pieces should be harmonised'
June 22, 2010
Editorial image for "High-Stake Fakes" — If you think that painting hanging in a dark corner of your house is…

High-Stake Fakes

If you think that painting hanging in a dark corner of your house is worthless, think again
June 22, 2010
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