Do we want a democracy, or a pantomime?

In one of the world’s oldest democracies, none of us expects democracy to work as it should The Independent - 18/08/2008

'Unjust Rewards' by Polly Toynbee and David Walker

A book review The Independent - 17/08/2008

It's Piaf, with pitch-perfect pain

A review of 'Piaf' at the Donmar Warehouse Evening Standard - 15/08/2008

Did Richard Littlejohn really call Obama "uppity"?

Yes. The Independent blog - 15/08/2008

We should never pulp books out of fear of fanatics

So why do many secularists – people who cheer ‘The Life of Brian’ and ‘Jerry Springer – the Opera’ – turn into clucking Mary Whitehouses when it comes to Islam? The Independent - 14/08/2008

 

"fantastically gripping and provocative...one of the most convincing books on the monarchy you'll ever read". Independent on Sunday, June 16th 2002