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Aug 10 2011 1:46PM
Law and order nowhere to be seen…

With unprecedented riots and unrest spreading around England’s towns and cities like wildfire, it’s little wonder that newspapers have limited space for other stories. Which is why I’m not too surprised that the publication of a...

Aug 10 2011 1:46PM
Law and order nowhere to be seen…

With unprecedented riots and unrest spreading around England’s towns and cities like wildfire, it’s little wonder that newspapers have limited space for other stories. Which is why I’m not too surprised that the publication of a...

Aug 9 2011 2:23PM
Policing protest: from Hackney to Hama

Theresa May has (ahem) poured cold water on the idea of water cannon being used to quell the disturbances. Neither do we seem to be looking at the use of rubber bullets, tear gas or the possibility (as called for by my mum on the phone...

Aug 8 2011 11:10PM
Suffer the little children: Childhood and the Occupation in Palestine

My teammate Eva and Iwalked up the family home stairs to get a better view of the nearby settlementof Itamar from the flat rooftop. Along with the clothes drying in the intensemorning sun and the view that stretched across olive trees...

Aug 8 2011 3:30PM
Love and marriage, love and marriage.....

I arrived home the other night (from some theatre reviewing for the Freedom of Expression Award ) to find much fuss on Facebook around a Parliamentary motion tabled by John Mason MSP . Mr Mason’s motion notes “the current discussion”...