Syria debate – poisoning the well and dragging into the gutter
The Syria debate shows that since the Iraq War politicians and the public have become less inclined to accept the word of those in authority.
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Syria: If Britain is unwilling to help the rebels, it should open its doors to Syrian refugees
Welcoming Syrian refugees to Britain would go some way to dissipating the idea that yesterday was all about politicking, rather than the lives of innocent people in a warzone.
Why Cameron lost the vote on Syria
For days, weeks, if not months ahead the reasons why David Cameron lost last night’s vote on Syria will be chewed over by everyone from academics to those at the Dog and Duck meeting for a Friday night pint.
Syria debate – reaction across the nations
As the Labour Party announces this morning that it will not be supporting the government’s motion in the Commons today on their approach to the on-going crisis in Syria, the position of the smaller parties could be vital to deciding the outcome today.
So where do they stand?
Syria: Politicians should act as leaders, not try to be lawyers
If military action against Assad is morally justified then that surely must be the case regardless of whether or not it is ‘legal’.
Open Letter to Owen Jones: On Syria, the left should be more critical of the Bennite Legacy
It is due in part to the Bennite legacy that large parts of the left are failing to see clearly on Syria.
Syria: How many more children must end up in body bags before the West acts?
As the drumbeat of military action in Syria grows ever louder, Christians in the country now find themselves between a rock and a hard place.
It is tragic that only reports of chemical attacks return international attention to Syria
Reports of chemical attacks in Syria has returned international attention to the ongoing crisis, but there is disagreement over the right international response.
Three left wing arguments against intervention in Syria, and why they are wrong
Understandably reluctant to get entangled in foreign adventures after the war in Iraq, Barack Obama’s administration has been so keen to make a break with the past that it has failed over Syria to recognise that inaction often has deadlier consequences than action.
This week’s most read: The Sun ashamed of its own poll, Cameron’s public health U-turns and Miliband’s dithering on Syria
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.