“Political correctness has gone mad,” declared the Leader of the Opposition Michael Howard in a recent speech.
Evan Harris warns of the dangers of religious lobbying
Simon Hoggart wonders who is deceiving who
"It is a source of great comic consolation to Jews to recognise their paranoia and make light of it." Howard Jacobson on anti-Semitism
Brian Winston on anti-semitism
Julia Simpkins on a writer's journey to Tibet
Jo Wilding is in Iraq as part of a humanitarian effort working with traumatised children. She ended up escorting ambulances to hospitals in the besieged town of Fallujah. Here she tells of her departure from the city as US troops moved in to crush the Iraqi revolt, and her terrifying kidnapping by local mujahedeen
Michael Binyon weighs up the votes
Edwin Morgan on the capture of Saddam
Michael Binyon on a biography of Russia's strong man