As the world waited for rational outcomes from irrational players, the people being bombed were forced to adjust to the fact of terror as part of daily life“Humans take a lot of killing,” wrote Frank McCourt in...
Read MoreThis blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereAs armed forces minister, Al Carns was not involved in work on the defence investment plan (Dip). In his resignation letter, he said it was flawed not just because of...
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Read MoreEx-health secretary was described as ‘hysterical’ on issue by Peter Mandelson in messages disclosed this weekUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting has said he felt he was “hitting up against a...
Read MoreEmily Thornberry criticises Israel’s ‘staggering’ sense of impunity and rebukes Donald Trump for abandoning GazaThe UK government has let the Palestinian people down and failed to make it economically...
Read MoreHis detractors say he shouldn’t be making pop music in times of war and destruction. His millions of fans say he has given them permission to celebrate their culture and their causeThe first time I heard a song by Saint...
Read MoreGreen leader says outlawing phrase would restrict freedom of speechUK politics live – latest updatesZack Polanski has said he would discourage pro-Palestine protesters from using the chant “globalise the...
Read MoreGreen leader also says he would discourage ‘globalise the intifada’ chant but outlawing it would restrict free speechZack Polanski has said he would discourage pro-Palestine protesters from using the chant...
Read MoreAs Jews face the deadly menace of antisemitism, they should not be alone. It’s time for their fellow Britons to step upFor me, it’s mostly sadness. Among others, the overriding emotion is fear. For some, it’s...
Read MoreGovernment appeal against high court ruling could have implications for right to protest and lead to other groups being proscribedThe home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, will have her appeal against the high court ruling that the...
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