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With the threat of IS are we Chamberlain or Churchill?
Islamic State are clearly a threat to the West, argues Edisa Korugic and Robbie Travers, but the question is what do we do about it?
Alex Salmond’s oil predictions aren’t so slick after all
Has Alex Salmond wildly overestimated the part of oil in his independent utopia?
Private rents are soaring: is it time the state stepped in?
Market fundamentalists say to leave the market, it will fix itself – but that experiment has been tried and it has failed. We need more statecraft to fix the problem.
It’s time to turn the words into action on Christian persecution
While the UK has form condemning barbaric acts inflicted on Christians because of their faith. It is time now to turn the words into action.
The video of James Foley is an escalation: what should the UK response be?
With last year’s vote on Syria in mind there will be a lot of attention given to what the Labour response will be – while we need caution and reflection, the response from the Labour party must reflect the severity of the situation now.
The Caliphate Delusion: the political construct that bears no relevance in the modern world
Ghaffar Hussain, the Managing Director of Quilliam, historicises the Caliphate to show what little relevance it has in the modern world
Salmond needs to spell out his Plan B on currency
All three main parties are clear on where they stand with Scotland and the currency issue – Alex Salmond needs to spell out his Plan B, and fast.
1-in-800 young British Sunni men are fighting in Syria/Iraq – this should concern us all
Too many young Muslims are going abroad to fight with ISIS – but we should talk about this without posturing or point-scoring. In June, shortly before ISIS’s take-over of large chunks of northern Iraq, British Muslim commentator and journalist Shariftest
What Philip Hammond ought to tell the Ecuadorian foreign minister about Assange
The Ecuadorian foreign minister wants to talk to Philip Hammond about Julian Assange – this is what our foreign minister should tell him.
It’s time for the EU to go further to protect Christians
It’s time the EU gave more serious consideration as to how best it can use it’s diplomatic, trade and economic muscle to protect Christians.