All commentaries

Planned hanging of Christian mother in Pakistan highlights need for us to place rights at heart of foreign policy

Turning a blind eye to Islamist oppression in Pakistan and elsewhere is dangerous. Our foreign policy should be based on human rights.
by Will James - 6 April 2011
UK Uncut to Pieces

Britian has a Tea Party movement of its own, except it's left-wing, it favours (very) big government, and it's rapidly losing support
by Christian May - 5 April 2011
Iran looks on as the West wrestles with contradictions over Libya intervention

The West may have thought it had no choice but to intervene in Libya, and may have been right. But the wider consequences, especially for Iran, need to be understood
by Emanuele Ottolenghi - 5 April 2011
Attention Deficit Disorder

The financial crisis has diverted the West's gaze from a host of security threats around the world. We need to re-engage before it's too late.
by - 4 April 2011
Syria's Assad is no reformer

The Syrian dictatorship is brutal and uncompromising. There is no room for naivety from Western leaders
by Tom Gross - 4 April 2011
Britain pledges continued support for Goldstone report against Israel, even as Goldstone retracts allegations

The UN Goldstone Report alleging Israel targeted civilians in Gaza is now in tatters, but so is the credibility of the countries that gave it credence
by The Commentator - 4 April 2011
BBC bias is a national disgrace and a global menace

As the second senior BBC presenter this year slams the BBC for politically correct bias, it is now time for the Western world’s most powerful media outlet to put its house in order, or face the prospect of its eventual abolition.
by Robin Shepherd, Owner / Publisher - 4 April 2011
Eurocrats need to go back to Plato to see eurozone's flaws

Plato's Allegory of the Cave could tell Europeans much about the futility of their approach to the euro
by John Vax - 4 April 2011