“Look what I did to this city with a few drums of gas and a couple of bullets… Nobody panics when things go ‘according to plan.’ Even if the plan is horrifying! If, tomorrow, I tell the press that, like, a gang banger will get shot, or a truckload of soldiers will be blown up, [...]
The inevitable has happened, and our two greatest fears have collided, with frankly pretty hilarious consequences:
The rapid introduction of full body scanners at British airports threatens to breach child protection laws which ban the creation of indecent images of children, the Guardian has learned.
Our hysteria over terrorism and paedophilia has finally reached the point where [...]
Walking through security at Portcullis House, the fabulously expensive building standing adjacent to the Houses of Parliament, is a bit like going through any airport anywhere in the world. But making your way through the spacious courtyard, past green trees and sun-dappled water features under the enormous sparkling glass dome towering overhead, you could be [...]
Guest post by Carl Packman
102 Minutes That Changed America, the brave documentary that aired on Channel 4 yesterday, made for very tough viewing.
The camera was very intrusive, and actually seemed to infuriate people, but it did what was best in documenting some very sombre and terrifying moments. People, covered in dust and debris, would wave [...]
Often, when making legal decisions, there is a clamour that we consider the opinions, feelings and position of the victims, and (especially in cases of murder) often this is defined loosely so as to include the victim’s family and friends. Over the past decade or so this has become increasingly enshrined in the actual making [...]
Guest post by Ashen Rues
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi is not a name that trips easily off the tongue, but over the past few weeks his name has been mentioned more than any other. There is nothing better during a quiet summer than a small diplomatic row between allies and right now we have one mighty row, which [...]
After one of the costliest weeks for British forces in Afghanistan, Gordon Brown argued today that the ongoing campaign is a “patriotic duty” to keep the streets of Britain safe.
“It comes back to terrorism on the streets of Britain,” he said. “If we were to allow the Taliban to be back in power in Afghanistan [...]
Merseyside Police have ruined the academic career of a young muslim student.
This has totally changed what I have learned about this country and my time here,” he said. “They are clearly identifying Muslim students. It’s a big insult … The first thing I will do is leave this country as soon as possible. The police [...]
Yesterday, at the Institute of Education, there was a long public meeting organised by Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), primarily as a launch for their book of articles “A Time To Speak Out“, but also as a forum for debate and discussion amongst Jews about Israel, the war in Gaza, identity, and the relationship of Jews [...]
‘What is to be Done’ is often thought of as Bolshevism’s orginal sin document. The bit where Lenin admits his elitism unashamedly, and sets his followers down a road that leads inevitably to the gulag. You see, it contains this notorious passage:
The history of all countries shows that the working class, exclusively by its own effort, [...]
