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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]