Foreign Aid
ONLINE ONLY: Marching to Candahar
Butcher and Bolt by David Loyn
Saving the Pagans of Pakistan
This month’s small charity making a big difference is the Hindu Kush Conservation Association
ONLINE ONLY: The UN Human Rights Council: Not Fit for Purpose
As the UN General Assembly begins its 63rd session, the Human Rights Council makes a mockery of UN Ideals.
ONLINE ONLY: Iraq is not a Four Letter Word
British politicians are ignoring Iraq just when it needs us most
ONLINE ONLY: Washington, D.C.: It’s Not Rocket Science!
An American commander explains why Afghanistan is winnable
ONLINE ONLY: How Not to Help Africa
Why Britain’s ‘Budget Support’ is the worst kind of foreign aid.
Teaching Protection
This month’s small organisation making a big difference is Tostan
Last lines: Clive James
Fans of Clive James cherished his poetry as much as his other accomplishments. This is an excerpt from Ian Shircore’s new biography, “So Brightly at the Last”, the first full-length study of the man and his muse
The BBC must be saved from itself
Our national broadcaster is on course for financial self-destruction and viewers no longer trust it to be impartial. Boris must rescue it
A hunger for the truth
A film about the the Holodomor’s exposure should prompt debate on the famine-denialist Walter Duranty