Artillery Row
Vince Cable’s troubling views on China
Why is Cable so keen to deny the vast ethnic prejudices of the Chinese regime?
Policing art is a slippery slope
The hunger for policing thoughts as well as bodies hasn’t been eradicated, as recent events in New Zealand show
Malaysia’s former PM says the French think insulting people is “a human right”
Kapil Komireddi interviews Dr Mahathir Mohamad about the decapitation of Samuel Paty in France, China’s treatment of Muslims, Kashmir, Brexit, and Jewish influence.
Thursday morning blues
Anything more and they’d expect too much
International aid – size isn’t everything
The 0.7% target has only ever been an incentive for more aid, not better aid
Ethiopia weeps again
The Ethiopian prime minister’s Nobel Peace Prize appears increasingly ludicrous as he risks civil war
Is this the end of Western liberal democracy?
We need to appreciate the inherent messiness that permeates Western societies, rather than seeking to repudiate it
D10s is dead
Argentina is as sad as it’s ever been after the death of legendary footballer Diego Maradona
The evolution of Nick Cave
The former hard-living frontman continues to expand his horizons
The myth of overwhelming right-wing terrorism
Myth-makers are following fashion not evidence