Libya
The hype jihad
Isis slaughters kidnap victims because it guarantees headlines. It's better at slaughtering innocents than it is at winning wars
Diary
In order to promote the Dylan Thomas in Fitzrovia festival, I am trying to persuade Jason Morell, the director, that…
The final crossing
Italy’s decriminalising of illegal immigration has acted as a green light to boat people, and the journey is a deadly one
Portrait of the Week
Home Theresa May, the Home Secretary, said that Britons who went to Syria or Iraq to fight could be stripped…
Portrait of the week
Home The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined 50 heads of state at the St Symphorien cemetery near Mons to…
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, told Parliament that President Vladimir Putin of Russia should end his country’s support for…
Portrait of the week
Home Ed Miliband, the leader of the Labour party, promised that, if elected, his administration would hold a referendum on…
Kidnaps and killings in Cameron’s happy place
A few days ago I went to a talk about Syria; one of those events for the concerned layman, in…
Untouchable evil
What a vile piece of work Colonel Gaddafi was. For some of you, perhaps, this will be a statement of…
High life
New York Libyans are among the most civilised people on earth. When a Russian hooker (I assume) killed a Libyan…
Beware of the hawks
Supporters of intervention in Syria will be the first to desert Cameron when the going gets tough
Lessons from Egypt
Democracy and holding elections are not the same thing. There could be no better demonstration of this than the experience…
