Robin is the Owner/Publisher of The Commentator, author of 'A State Beyond the Pale'. He tweets at @robinshepherd1
Guardian delusions over the Palestinians can't change the hard facts
The tragedy of the Palestinian people is a tragedy of their own making. Guardian columnists need to learn the basic facts.
- 12 May 2011
Unlike Iraq, Libya’s a quagmire because our war aims were defined by liberal-left prejudices
The Iraq war was much better executed than the Libya operation. That’s because George W. Bush knew what needed to be done, and just did it.
- 9 May 2011
Embarrassed silence at British Foreign Office, European Union after Obama commits “war crime” over “targeted assassination” of bin Laden
Britain and the EU have long slammed Israel for the targeted assassination of terrorist leaders. Logic dictates that they regard Barack Obama as a “war criminal” for having done the same to Osama bin Laden.
- 3 May 2011
Bin Laden’s death will encourage apologists to say the war on terror can now stop, but we must redouble our efforts from Palestine to Afghanistan
Hamas has already decried the “assassination” of an “Arab Holy Warrior.” The world’s terrorists will be itching to hit back.
- 2 May 2011
Royal wedding fever: Why Left and Right put aside their differences for William and Kate’s special day
The monarchy is a central part of who and what we are. It transcends ideology and binds the nation together.
- 1 May 2011
Humbug Watch: Polly Toynbee in the Guardian on the UK’s “progressive majority”
Polly Toynbee pleases her readers with personal attacks on her opponents and a worrying approach to factual accuracy. It’s a shameful statement on the mindset she represents
- 20 April 2011
Why the French were right to ban the burqa and why Britain should do likewise
The real case against the burqa has not been made. It is time to recognise that it is a threat to the freedom of all of us
- 15 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.
- 4 April 2011
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