Thursday, 17 February 2011 11:06 |
By Dr Rob Berkeley
So we’re back to what is becoming an old chestnut; as the latest senior politician condemns multiculturalism. On Saturday, David Cameron took his place, behind Tony Blair, Jack Straw and Trevor Phillips, arguing that “state multiculturalism” has encouraged “different cultures to live separate lives” with a particular Cameron twist – that the UK needs a stronger national identity to prevent people turning to extremism.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 17 February 2011 11:15 |
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Wednesday, 16 February 2011 17:36 |
By Matt Hill
On Friday, the UK followed the lead of Mubarak’s former ally the US, in withdrawing its support only when it became clear it was backing the wrong camel. Leaders and opinion-makers in Israel were even less enthusiastic about the protests: freedom and democracy are all well and good, they seemed to say, so long as they don’t expect to move in next door.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 February 2011 09:16 |
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Tuesday, 15 February 2011 18:30 |
By Paul Rogers
The operational resemblance of aspects of the Afghan insurgency to the guerrilla campaigns against French and American forces in Vietnam is ominous for Washington.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 February 2011 18:42 |
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Tuesday, 15 February 2011 13:49 |
Westminster has been besotted with the concept of the community organiser, ever since former organiser Barack Obama was elected President of the United States. However, politicians risk ignoring a long British tradition of community development, embedded in communities across the UK and now under threat as local authority cuts begin to bite; here, Nick Beddow, chief executive of charity CDX (Community Development Exchange), sounds some warnings on how the big society could make matters worse, rather than better.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 17 February 2011 11:16 |
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Monday, 14 February 2011 12:50 |
By Ahsan Butt
I implore you to watch this recent Glenn Beck clip (via the Daily Dish). We learn the following things (none of these are exaggerations, he actually says each of these things):
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Last Updated on Monday, 14 February 2011 12:58 |
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