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To One War, 55 Marks

This year’s war on expenses is nothing compared to the one started in 1939 – World War II In this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes,”

June 24, 2009

Counterpoints·Germany·History·Poland·UK Politics·Westminster

Marx’s Capitalist

The Frock-Coated Communist: The Revolutionary Life of Friedrich Engels by Tristram Hunt

April 28, 2009

Books·Communism·History·Philosophy·Politics·UK Politics

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The think-tank Demos has switched from New Labour to ‘Progressive Conservatism’. Philip Blond has journeyed from ‘Radical Orthodoxy’ to ‘Red Toryism’. Now the two have joined forces and both Right and Left

April 3, 2009

Counterpoints·The Church of England·UK Politics·Westminster

Imaginary Islamist Think-Tanks

Extremists dub themselves 'Directors' of organisations that exist only in name, and the mainstream media swoons

February 16, 2009

Counterpoints·Faith·Islam·Media·Political Correctness·Social Affairs·UK Politics·War on Terror

A Home of their Own

The relocation of the law lords to their new Supreme Court, at the Middlesex Guildhall, is a good move It’s a move that would make Channel 4’s property experts Phil Spencer and

January 28, 2009

Constitutional Affairs·Counterpoints·Heritage·Justice·UK Politics

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

November 24, 2008

Academia·Dialogue·Economy·History·International·Ireland·Islam·Media·Military·Northern Ireland·Policing·Political Correctness·Politics·Publishing·The West·TV·UK Politics·War on Terror

Criminal Damage to the Law

Six Greenpeace activists were cleared in September of causing £30,000-worth of criminal damage to a coal-fired power station in Kent.

November 22, 2008

Constitutional Affairs·Counterpoints·Energy·Environment·Justice·Science·UK Politics

Healey’s Bully Pulpit is Worth Revisiting

The memoirs of one of our most able and most cultivated politicians provide a useful reminder of the virtues of ordinary politics

October 24, 2008

Communism·Critique·Europe·History·Literature·Military·Politics·UK Politics·Westminster

A Tory Vision for Europe

Suddenly, the Conservatives are in tune with voters across the continent - and can lead the way to a more democratic EU

September 24, 2008

Constitutional Affairs·EU·Europe·Features·International·Politics·UK Politics

Rethinking the War on Terror

The presidential adviser and author of Terror and Consent, Philip Bobbitt, shares his ideas on the war on terror in a Standpoint dialogue with Conservative politician and author of Celsius 7/7, Michael

August 22, 2008

Afghanistan·Defence·Dialogue·International·Iraq·Islam·Media·Middle East·Politics·Social Affairs·The West·UK Politics·US Politics·War on Terror

A Suez Affair

The public and the private are always swirling around, in a fluid, ever-changing relationship

August 19, 2008

Counterpoints·History·Media·UK Politics

The Politics of Climate Change

Former Tory chancellor Nigel Lawson challenges David Cameron’s Conservatives, represented by the party’s policy chief Oliver Letwin, to break with the consensus on global warming. Their discussion is chaired by Standpoint editor

June 24, 2008

Dialogue·Energy·Environment·International·UK Politics·Westminster

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