Extremism
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms
The problem with “extremism”
Violence and intimidation are deplorable, but can there be a clear definition of a concept as subjective as “extremism”?
Radical extremes of academic inadequacy
There is something amiss in the academic study of extremism
The rise and rise of sectarian politics
Does the Muslim Party UK have a future?
Ban Hizb ut-Tahrir
There is no place in Britain for calls for violent mobilisation along religious lines
How Indian politics fuels violence in Leicester
Militancy in the Midlands
It’s time to build prisons
Inadequate facilities hurt everyone
The blind eye turned to Barrow
What’s not newsworthy about fascists, Islamists, grooming and death threats to journalists?
Clerical error
Clergy should be in the business of saving souls, not stamping passports
We have to wake up on defence
Britain cannot act as if war will never come
Lutfur Rahman and the future of localism
A new and dangerous kind of local politics is emerging in Britain
A dentist’s appointment for Liam
Rishi discovers he is more appealing to the voters when he’s not there
There is a lushness to this expanded Letters
There is frequent reporting of local news, often betraying a hobbit-like
preoccupation with the availability of beer
It’s not rocket science
It all goes wrong when arts departments start imitating research universities
Death throes of a dictatorship?
Amid war and discontent, military rule in Myanmar is faltering
Irish politicians have lost touch with the people
The failed “modernisation” of the Constitution may not be a one-off failure for Irish liberals
Parklife people
This book has a brilliant premise but, frustratingly, it doesn’t quite work
Netherworld
The Dutch golden age could be anything but for the painters
The sentinel sleeps in Lothian
A new book is full of architectural treasures that the Scottish Government should do a better job of treasuring
