Martin Parsons
Dr Martin Parsons was an aid worker in Afghanistan and is now an independent consultant on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), worldwide persecution of Christians, and radical Islam.
Will Syria’s Christians really be safe under HTS?
The evidence, alas, gives little cause for optimism
Nigeria’s climate of terror
Militant religion, not just climate change, is fuelling violence in Nigeria
The freedom to live out your faith
Qatar proves we need a new definition of freedom of religion
The UN must not ignore Afghan religious minorities
They live under the threat of elimination
The truth about the Grand Mufti’s visit to the UK
Shakwi Allam speaks the language of religious pluralism to western audiences, but sanctions persecution within Egypt
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Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
Who pays for Manchesterism?
Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
The migrant crime cover up
Why is Labour fighting to keep migrant crime statistics secret?
Critical briefing: local elections
Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
Wilde times at the country house
Gerald Barry’s outrageous The Importance of Being Earnest manages to overmatch the virtuoso original
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General
Starmer’s Indian takeaway
The Government’s India trade deal makes hiring imported workers significantly cheaper than employing British ones
Banish the business bullshit
Vacuous business-speak is not merely irritating, it can lead to bad decisions and bad outcomes
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
