Revealing is Healing
Her mother, Ruth First, was assassinated by a parcel bomb sent by the South African security forces. Her father, Joe Slovo, helped create the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. And the…
Politics & Conflict
A view from the left
by Jim Herrick
In the Cross Fire
Tom Baldwin on bishops and the war
This is my Truth: Laurie Taylor interviews Clare Short
Clare Short talks to Laurie Taylor about faith, doubt and the resignation that never was
Another Pint of Claret
Simon Hoggart wonders whether the House is dumbing down
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