Differing Views on Afghanistan
In the last two weeks, The Times has run two comment pieces on Afghanistan. Both are as fascinating as they are distinctly different.
Downward Mobility
In my Observer column I point out that the government may make inflation forecasts and debt forecasts but not unemployment forecasts. Well, just imagine
Conspiracy Theories and Birmingham Central Mosque
Mohammad Naseem, Chairman of the influential Birmingham Central Mosque (BCM), is well known for his ‘questions' regarding the true perpetrators of the July 7
Censorship by Fire
Ours is a cowardly society. This is particularly true of the media and publishing industries. How else to explain the lack of attention paid
Breaking through the Silence
There's an inspiring concert tonight at St Margaret's Church, Westminster: Breaking through the Silence is English PEN's Writers in Prison major fundraising event of
A Tale of Two Receptions
Last night I went to the 35th anniversary party for the Centre for Policy Studies, the think-tank which provided the intellectual impetus behind Thatcherism.
Engagement With Hamas?
In late June the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) released a report entitled "Hamas: Ideological Rigidity and Political Flexibility", an analysis of the
A Straw Pardon?
Michael Shields, a 22-year-old football fan serving 10 years in prison for the attempted murder of a Bulgarian waiter in 2005, was told today