May 2011
7/7 inquest won’t help us understand modern terrorist threat
George Readings explains why the 7/7 inquest into the July 7th al-Qaeda bombings in London fails to help us understand the modern terrorist threat.
Now even al-Qaeda say bin Laden is dead
Dominic Browne reports on the confirmation of Osama bin Laden's death by al-Qaeda and on the future for the jihadi-takfiri trend in general.
When democracy clutches at straws
What do you in a local council election in a given ward, when the two leading candidates get exactly the same number of votes, repeatedly after several recounts. They draw straws. See the video here.
Syria: A nation bloody but defiant
Dominic Browne reports on the atrocities committed by the regime of President Assad in Syria prior to a heroic day of defiance taking place in the country today.
Vote 2011: Back to the mid-nineties for the Liberal Democrats
Mark Pack, co-editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, looks at the Lib Dems' performance in last night's local elections and contrasts it with the party's showing in previous elections.
Vote 2011: Bad for Clegg, better for Cameron, OK for Miliband
Shamik Das summarises the state of play in the English local elections, and the Northern Ireland, Scottish and Welsh devolved elections, and looks ahead to the AV referendum result.