Left Foot Forward
Fort Hood report can teach us about home-grown radicalisation
David Cameron today signalled a tougher stance on groups promoting Islamist extremism in a keynote speech at the Munich Security Conference; we look at the lessons to learn from the States.
The truth about the Australian AV experience
The AV referendum is in exactly 3 months, yet sadly, over the last few months, we have become used to half-truths and innuendo being portrayed as fact by the No Campaign.
Look Left – Egypt stands at the crossroads of history
Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Egypt again today, in "day of departure" rallies up and down the country, reports Shamik Das.
Demographic expert: Tunisia may be ready for democracy, Egypt probably isn’t
The model does indicate that there are grounds for optimism in Tunisia. The proportion of its working age adults who are young adults is xxx, which translates to a probability of liberal democracy of 0.48, or around one in two, similar to Chile's probability as it democratised. Meanwhile Egypt, with its young-adult proportion of 0.48, translates to a probability of liberal democracy of 0.31 - less than one in three.
Beneath the surface, the ‘old’ antisemitism is still there – and growing
There is much talk of a ‘new’ antisemitism, although ‘contemporary’ would be more accurate; beneath the surface, the ‘old’ antisemitism is still there - and growing.
Montgomerie: “You don’t have to go very far to find an unhappy Tory MP”
Leading Conservative blogger Tim Montgomerie, editor of the ConservativeHome website, has lifted the lid on the disquiet among many Tory MPs at the direction of the coalition.