Gaddafi has little to fear from ICC
The UN Security Council resolution referring the situation in Libya since 15 February to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is, of course, to be welcomed. But I don't suppose Muammar...
View ArticleHow does this end?
SHIRAZ MAHERAnd so Pakistan's descent into chaos continues to gather pace this morning with the news that another opponent of the country's blasphemy laws has been assassinated. Shahbaz Bhatti,...
View ArticleParliament Square is not Tahrir Square
SHIRAZ MAHERLaurie Penny has published a remarkably ill informed piece over at the New Statesman today. Ordinarily, I would have described it as "disappointing" but to do so would overlook the...
View ArticleSelf-censorship in the British Media
British journalists pride themselves on their freedom to write without fear of censorship (but with due regard for good taste and our sometimes draconian libel laws). In a thoughtful posting on his...
View ArticleIn defence of Quilliam
SHIRAZ MAHERIt's fair to say the Quilliam Foundation (later rebranded to "Quilliam") has not been without its problems since launching in 2008. Since its launch, Quilliam expanded much too quickly,...
View ArticleSupreme Court: runners, riders and delays
I understand that five candidates were interviewed for the two vacancies in the UK Supreme Court. They are (in alphabetical order):read more
View ArticleThe Commentator — A Serious New Website
Standpoint readers may be interested in The Commentator, a new website founded by political commentator and analyst — and Standpoint contributor— Robin Shepherd.read more
View ArticleSumption plays hard to get
The revelation that Jonathan Sumption QC will not be taking up his expected appointment to the Supreme Court until he has a window in his diary has infuriated his future colleagues.read more
View ArticleHow Western Jihadis See Libya
ALEXANDER MELEAGROU-HITCHENS Reproduced below is my latest analysis for the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, King's College, London.read more
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ALEXANDER MELEAGROU-HITCHENS Help JIMAS win a £5000 Co-Operative grant to continue its community work by signing up here and giving them your vote — it won't cost you a thing.read more
View ArticleAnalysis: Al-Qaeda After Bin Laden
The loss of a figurehead as iconic as Osama bin Laden will come as a blow to al-Qaeda and its supporters, but is unlikely to fatally undermine the movement.read more
View ArticleTold You So
Belatedly, the Prime Minister has caught up with the announcement I made on March 24 by confirming that Jonathan Sumption QC and Sir Nicholas Wilson will be appointed to the Supreme Court.read more
View ArticleIn praise of the essay
The Point would like to alert Standpoint readers to a new publisher, Notting Hill Editions, and its online journal, dedicated to the art of the essay. Sharing Standpoint's aim to provide its discerning...
View ArticleDaniel Johnson on Elena Bonner
DANIEL JOHNSON Read my article on Jewish Ideas Daily, One Woman Army, about Elena Bonner, who died last week aged 88. It describes my meeting in 1991 with the widow of Andrei Sakharov, the Soviet...
View ArticleWho'd be a TLA?
When is it in the public interest to disclose the details of a TLA's sexual relationships? My latest column for the bumper print edition of Standpoint. http://bit.ly/iTetSa
View ArticleBreivik and Anti-Muslim Bigotry
BY ALEXANDER MELEAGROU-HITCHENSI have a piece in the Saturday edition of Lebanon's Daily Star looking at the motivations behind Anders Breivik's attacks last month. Click here if you're interested.
View ArticleWorld Youth Day Diary: Day One
Every day of this year's triennial week-long Catholic festival in Madrid, Anna Halpine reports from the world's largest gathering of young people.read more
View ArticleWorld Youth Day Diary: Day Two
Every day of this year's triennial week-long Catholic festival in Madrid, Anna Halpine reports from the world's largest gathering of young people.read more
View ArticleWorld Youth Day Diary: Day Three
Every day of this year's triennial week-long Catholic festival in Madrid, Anna Halpine reports from the world's largest gathering of young people.read more
View ArticleWorld Youth Day Diary: Day Four
Every day of this year's triennial week-long Catholic festival in Madrid, Anna Halpine reports from the world's largest gathering of young people.read more
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