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    Bullet the Burqa

    Bullet the Burqa

    James Jackson writes from London..
    From Pakistan to Turkey, from the Mediterranean to the Gulf, the insidious and colonising march of the burqa or niqab full face-and-body veil continues. Everywhere, anonymous [...]

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    • Posted on 7th Sep 2010
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    Afghanistan – what is it good for?

    Afghanistan – what is it good for?

    James Jackson writes from London..
    A more useless and unnecessary thing than an expedition into this country could not be imagined…
    These are words lifted from the diary of Brigadier-General Henry Brooke [...]

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    • Posted on 5th Aug 2010
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    Mandela Day – Why You Shouldn’t Join In

    Mandela Day – Why You Shouldn’t Join In

    Katarzyna Pawelczyk writes from Johannesburg…
    Once a year millions of people gather to celebrate one man; there is goodwill amongst them and generosity abounds. No, this is not Christmas, or Easter [...]

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    • Posted on 13th Jul 2010
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    The Romance of Writing

    The Romance of Writing

    James Jackson writes from London..
    ‘Never heard of you…’.
    What generosity of spirit.  Some thirteen years ago now, the fellow had marched across a busy airport departure hall in order to deliver [...]

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    • Posted on 4th May 2010
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    Emigrating to Aussie. Really?

    Emigrating to Aussie. Really?

    R.J. Stove writes from Australia.. 
    Sometimes a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of … emigrating.
    And when it does, I often seem to hear about it. My e-mail inbox, quiescent until [...]

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    • Posted on 15th Apr 2010
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    Cutting Defense Spending Won’t Just Hurt Gordon Brown, It’ll Hurt Britain Too

    Cutting Defense Spending Won’t Just Hurt Gordon Brown, It’ll Hurt Britain Too

    James Jackson writes from London..
    With all the finesse of natural born fraudsters, British politicians of whatever party are preparing the ground for swinging cuts to our national defense. Somehow, we [...]

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    • Posted on 14th Apr 2010
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    SAIRR Press Statement

    SAIRR Press Statement

    Statement by the South African Institute of Race Relations on the ramifications of the killing of Eugène Terre’Blanche – 6th April 2010
    Racial tensions in the country appear to have increased [...]

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    • Posted on 12th Apr 2010
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    UK: Could a Real Politician Please Stand Up

    UK: Could a Real Politician Please Stand Up

    James Jackson writes from London..
    “You have the charisma of a damp rag and the appearance of a low-grade bank clerk.”
    That was only part of the recent verbal attack mounted by [...]

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    • Posted on 1st Apr 2010
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    The Mis-Education of Little Britain

    The Mis-Education of Little Britain

    James Jackson writes from London..
     
    “Is Stoppard’s play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead simply glib and superficial?”
    Some thirty years ago now, it was one of the English essay questions put to [...]

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    • Posted on 10th Mar 2010
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