Sex, lies & Bill and other dirty words
To begin: a piece of political and movie miscellany that might have fallen through the cracks in your general knowledge. Did you know that the…
May 2016
Exclusive: Iraq, Chilcot, and the Late Late Show
Was Britain’s war effort hobbled by Self-Inflicted Wounds? By military author and journalist Tim Ripley Already Fleet Street newspapers are starting to fill up with…
G7, Islamic State, And The Bottom Line
The leaders of the Group of 7 nations, meeting in Japan, are about to adopt a new ‘aggressive’ plan to combat the ‘financing of terrorism…
A Reader Replies: The Case For Remain
W&Y reader Peter Kennedy responds to Tuesday’s article arguing for Brexit. ‘Why the UK Should Remain in the EU. I have been a fan of…
A Reader Writes – Remain? Leave? D Day, June 23rd
W&Y reader Paul Corrick on the political decision of a lifetime: “I’ll be honest; I’m a political animal. I watch the news, read the papers,…
Letter from Nagorno Karabakh
By Guest Writer – Gwenan Edwards in Stepanakert. It’s Sunday morning in Stepanakert and Nikolai Nersisyan sits on a bench in the sunshine gazing at…
It’s Not ALL The Fault Of Sykes-Picot
In this week of the 100th anniversary of the Sykes-Picot agreement it is fashionable to nail it as the prime cause for all the travails…
Dressage Down Saturday
Colin Brazier on Manny, Mamils, and the Mid Life Crisis. Notoriously, men founder in the doldrums of middle age. The rites of passage – from…
Brexit Viewed from Nowhere
Let me offer you an unwanted perspective. Let me explain why, after the past few messy, muddled, and deeply manipulative weeks of the EU debate,…
In Defence of ‘Little Englanders’
I read Tim’s piece about the term ‘Little Englander’ with the interest of somebody who, on occasion, has used the term ‘Little Englander’ in my writing…