Caning the Banks
The coalition government's new levy on banks will be a levy on banks' customers
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Out of Proportion
It's British politicians who are broken or corrupt or out-of-touch, not the British political system
Worth the Wait
My mother, at the age of 100, may feel enfranchised at last During my lunch break on May 2 1997, I walked from my office in Mayfair across Green Park to watch
Obama’s Fantasies
Barack Obama’s utopian daydreams lack moral courage, and are a gift to his enemies A year ago in Cairo, Barack Obama delivered an address promising a new era of wisdom and understanding in
Evolution can be Religion’s Friend
Science and faith need not contradict each other because they concern different matters
Trial and Terror
The use of federal courts for terrorist trials highlights the hypocrisy of Obama's counterterrorism policies
Walking the Plank
The government's hypocrisy over "green issues" is forcing those living on our waterways out of their homes
Moral Fog of War
Moral Combat: A History of World War II by Michael Burleigh
The Fragrant Moralist
Hitch-22: A Memoir by Christopher Hitchens
London and the Fornicating ’50s
Capital Affairs: The Making of Permissive Society by Frank Mort
Bomb Scares
'We can cope with nuclear terrorism. But the government must level with people about how it can be treated'
Faith in the Law
'I might believe it is wrong to work on the Sabbath but I cannot expect the law to enforce that belief in Britain'