What the butler saw
Tom Baldwin sees some queer goings on behind closed doors
Politics & Conflict
Brief Encounter
A compendium of political journalism reviewed by Hazhir Teimourian
“Forgiveness, Reconciliation and a Marshall Plan”
Sultan Barakat puts Iraq together again
Crystal Balls, Primal Screams
Francis Wheen on the monsters of Downing Street
A Christian Union?
The proposed EU constitution has stirred the debate about national sovereignty. Carole Tongue warns of another danger.
Hail to thee blithe Ken
Laurie Taylor on the delight of being (mostly) right
A shared sense of space
Marlous Veldt explores the role of architecture in the Israel-Palestine conflict and speaks to those seeking to build peace in the Middle East
Stand-up Revolution
Colin Ward on Mark Steel's French Revolution
Look what happend next
Paul Barker plays a game of consequences
Waiting for Judgment Day
Matt Cherry cautions American liberals against putting so much faith in the Supreme Court