Don’t Fear the Greeks
February 18, 2010
Greek mythology is making a welcome comeback in print and on the silver screen
Don’t be too hard on shoplifters, solicitors told
February 16, 2010
Solicitors acting for retailers have been advised by their regulator not to bring "disproportionate" civil claims action against shoplifters.
Al-Qaeda warns India of future attacks
February 16, 2010
A bomb attack outside a German bakery in the Indian city of Pune on Saturday has received remarkably little coverage here in the UK.
Chopin: Pitch Your Tents Now
February 16, 2010
There is a bone of contention about Chopin: his date of birth. Some say 22 February, others 1 March. This gives carte blanche to
Do Commercial Colossi Lack Common Sense?
February 15, 2010
Sir Alan Ward, always the most charming and entertaining of appeal judges, is 72 today and seems to be getting demob happy. How else
Amnesty Int. & Megagreed Plc
February 14, 2010
Imagine an evil corporation; let us call it Megagreed plc. A worker with a fine and principled record speaks out about its directors associating
Denis MacShane MP Letter to Amnesty
February 10, 2010
Denis MacShane, the Labour MP for Rotherham and staunch defender of free speech and human rights, has sent a letter to Amnesty International's UK
Did Anwar al-Awlaki really change after his arrest?
February 9, 2010
The al-Qaeda theorist Anwar al-Awlaki has an expansive network of supporters in the United Kingdom. My colleague Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens has produced an authoritative report