Throwing the bathroom out with the bathwater
The UK's largest trade union for academics has been branded 'institutionally racist' for not recognising the EUMC definition on anti-Semitism.
- 31 May 2011
The Arab Spring, Iran and the Neocons
A lucid analysis of recent events tends to prove that foreign involvements abroad are not as stigmatic as the press would have you believe.
- 31 May 2011
The Revolution Will (Still) Not Be Televised
Gill Scott Heron's death reminds us that in the fight for individual freedoms, the revolution will (still) not be televised.
- 31 May 2011
Ratko Mladic and the fine art of octopus killing
Britain’s former ambassador to Sarajevo explains why it took so long to get Mladic, and asks whether our leaders might not have a certain, secret respect for high ranking bad guys.
- 31 May 2011
The new class of British MPs and the new world they live in
The Commons has a Mormon, a karate bleck belt, a female football coach and plenty of new trouble makers, says Stephen Canning..
- 30 May 2011
Tax freedom day is here for Britain
In 1900, public spending as a proportion of GDP was 14 percent. Today it's 45 percent.
- 30 May 2011
Cameron’s radical streak Peels away
By backtracking on bold health reforms, David Cameron is forgetting the history books, writes Harry Cole from Westminster.
- 29 May 2011
Instant View: Greece is missing ALL its fiscal targets and we’re throwing good money after bad
The markets have already priced in a Greek default, it’s time the EU woke up to reality, says financier John Vax
- 29 May 2011
“Big Society” blues: David Cameron’s Conservative ideology needs rebooting
Is the “ratchet effect” back? Are Cameron, Clegg and Miliband largely fighting about who can manage the social democratic state best?
- 28 May 2011
Talk of the “Arab Spring” just shows the West’s ignorance
The “Arab Spring” is named after the “Prague Spring” which ended not in freedom but in the Soviet invasion. Are we really this stupid?
- 27 May 2011
Why we must get real on growth forecasts
Consistent over optimism in economic growth forecasts has served to justify excessive public spending, says Tim Knox at the Centre for Policy Studies.
- 27 May 2011
Instant View: Mladic's arrest is a historic moment for Serbia and for Europe
Ratko Mladic is on his way to trial, and to jail. Serbia must now be welcomed with open arms.
- 26 May 2011
Britain’s infantile debate on its disastrous National Health Service
Report: elderly patients going hungry, call bells going unanswered, people forced to defecate next to their beds, nurses forgetting to distribute water.
- 26 May 2011
Russia's occupation of Georgian territory must end
The West needs to be bolder in calling for an end to Russian imperialism in the Caucasus.
- 25 May 2011
Obama’s warm reception in Britain can’t hide the fact he’s the weakest US president in living memory
Obama gets meetings with the Queen, high fives with Cameron and a speech to parliament. But his lack of global leadership overshadows all.
- 25 May 2011
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