Category Archives: Politics

Chimanmanda Adichie’s Single Story

Posted on 1 September 2010 by Robert

“I have always felt that it is impossible to engage properly with a place or a person, without engaging with all the stories of that place and that person. ” Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Books, Multiculturalism | Leave a comment

On Benefit Fraud

Posted on 13 August 2010 by Robert

People often equate benefit-fraud with the separate issue of the state giving people too much in benefits. Continue reading →

Posted in Debate, Economy, Politics | 1 Comment

Quoted on Libel Tourism

Posted on 12 August 2010 by Robert

Yrstrly in the Metro Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere, Human Rights, USA | Leave a comment

Defending the Cordoba Mosque

Posted on 10 August 2010 by Robert

Over in New York, an argument is blazing over the Cordoba Initiative, an Islamic cultural and community centre planned for downtown New York.  Shrill critics have labelled it the ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ and called for the project to be cancelled, … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Multiculturalism, Religion, USA | 12 Comments

Known Unknowns

Posted on 9 August 2010 by Robert

Who exists on the Penumbra of your consciousness? Have YOU heard of Justin Bieber? Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Cultures, Diary, Politics | 2 Comments

When PC Myth Becomes Government Talking Point

Posted on 3 August 2010 by Robert

Baroness Warsi repeats the ‘Winterval’ lie. Continue reading →

Posted in Political Correctness | Leave a comment

The Bookseller of Kabul

Posted on 30 July 2010 by Robert

Dragging this sort of roman a clef into the court-room is a terrible precedent for free expression. Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Human Rights, Middle East, Political Correctness | 2 Comments

WOMAD and Multiculturalism

Posted on 29 July 2010 by Robert

One of the highlights of WOMAD last weekend was watching a comeback performance by the Afro-Celt Sound System, who rocked the tent on Sunday evening with a tight blend of two cultures. The undoubted crowd-pleaser was a three-way drum duel … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary, Multiculturalism, Music | 1 Comment

Nick Clegg: Accidentally-on-Purpose

Posted on 22 July 2010 by Robert

I wonder if his gaffes were as accidental as is being reported Continue reading →

Posted in Iraq, Liberal Democrats, Media | Leave a comment

Trouble Looming over Burqa Ban

Posted on 14 July 2010 by Robert

So, French MPs have voted to ban the burka. We know where this story will go next.  Somewhere in France, a woman will engage in a piece of civil disobediance and enter a public space wearing her veil.  She will … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Multiculturalism | Leave a comment