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Egypt’s new theocracy
The massacre this week of Coptic Christians in Cairo stands as a bloody corrective to the idea that the ‘Arab Spring’ was a wonderful uprising of the masses against dictators.… Read more
Leading article: The Osborne doctrine
What with all the excitement over Italian courtroom dramas, not enough attention was given to a radical statement by George Osborne at the Conservative party conference. It was one of… Read more
Leading article: Who’s afraid of Labour now?
The Conservatives are granted only two tickets to Labour party conference: a shame, because there could have been no better morale booster for Tory troops. The merger between Labour and… Read more
Leading article: Labour’s opportunity
By now, Ed Miliband should be feeling upbeat about next week’s Labour party conference. No matter what happens in Liverpool, it can’t be more debasing than the spectacle the Liberal… Read more
Leading article: A new deal with Europe
Nick Clegg is right to say that the British economy is entering a ‘dangerous phase’ and that we ought to think seriously about the necessary means to steer us through.… Read more
Leading article: A failure of planning
David Cameron has been struggling to get across what he means by his Big Society project, but he has nonetheless succeeded spectacularly in motivating previously apathetic and distant neighbours to… Read more
Leading article: Ten years on
Historical eras rarely start or finish smoothly. But the tenth anniversary of September 11th next week presents a useful opportunity to reflect on the decade since those attacks — what… Read more
Leading article: Victory in the air
Critics of our intervention in Libya said that Colonel Gaddafi’s treatment of his people was not Britain’s direct concern. Critics of our intervention in Libya said that Colonel Gaddafi’s treatment… Read more
Leading article: Home truths
For a man with many troubles of his own, George Osborne is being remarkably generous in his advice to our European neighbours. The Chancellor believes the eurozone countries should slowly… Read more
Leading article: Britain’s riots: burning issues
When David Cameron returned from holiday on Tuesday to find volunteers cleaning up the mess left by the riots and shopkeepers making plans to protect their property at night,… Read more
Leading article: Syria – the wisdom of restraint
Syria – the wisdom of restraint Sometimes it is braver to do nothing; more courageous for a politician to admit openly that he cannot save the day than it is… Read more
Leading article: Stunted growth
The royal family has been accused of a great number of things, from extravagance to vulgarity. But to blame the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for limiting UK economic growth… Read more
Leading article: The power of ideas
As Keynes observed, the power of ideas — good ones and tragic, wrong-headed ones — is far greater than is commonly understood. As Keynes observed, the power of ideas —… Read more
Leading article: In other news…
While Britain is fixated on the fall of the house of Murdoch, a much greater drama is unfolding. While Britain is fixated on the fall of the house of Murdoch,… Read more
Leading article: Our sovereign debt
If the government were to grant an award to the public servant who has made the greatest effort over the past year to manage expenditure, Her Majesty the Queen would… Read more
Leading article: The salesman and the spies
There was a strange juxtaposition of events on Monday. That was the day Britain launched the fourth wing of its armed services: a ‘cyber-command’ designed to protect our country against… Read more
Leading article: Opportunity in crisis
How we all miss the drachma! If Greece still had a sovereign currency, that currency would probably have halved in value, thereby providing cheap holidays for the rest of us.… Read more
Leading article: Strike back
In a way, it would be rude for the unions not to strike later this month. They are in the business of changing government policy by threatening strike action. They… Read more
Leading article: True welfare
If Blake were writing ‘Jerusalem’ today, he would find an easy contemporary equivalent for his ‘dark, satanic mills’. If Blake were writing ‘Jerusalem’ today, he would find an easy contemporary… Read more
Lead article: Half baked
When you put your loose coppers in an Oxfam tin, it is tempting to think that they will be going towards a bag of grain for a drought-torn African village.… Read more
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