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Posts from the ‘UK’ Category

Marozzi’s Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood – a must-read for Middle East newbies on September 11, 2015

Jeremy Corbyn and Iraq – a meaningless apology? on August 21, 2015

The Migrant Crisis – Somebody Else’s Problem? on August 20, 2015

The Inside Amazon furore: culture or cult – and does anybody care? on August 18, 2015

Tinder for Tortoises on August 11, 2015

Summer at Home: Thoughts from the Urban Promenade on August 9, 2015

Now children – it’s time to talk about your inheritance… on August 7, 2015

At the dawn of singularity, it’s not the robots we should be worried about on August 4, 2015

The Unravelling – Relationships, Leadership and Love in Post-War Iraq on August 1, 2015

UK Politics: Jeremy Corbyn and the Atomisation of the Labour Party on July 28, 2015

Dreaming of Khiva – From Bactria to Burnaby on July 24, 2015

In Search of a Muslim Hero on July 13, 2015

Bollinger, Boats and Business: The English Sporting Season and How Henley Regatta Changed a Life on July 7, 2015

Cultural DNA: Digging for Gold Among the Bones of Our Ancestors on July 5, 2015

Snuff Movies, Death on the Beach and Slaughter in the Mosque: Humanity is Better than That on June 29, 2015

Postcard from Portugal – Golf and the Greater Jihad on June 23, 2015

UK: From Dewsbury to Raqqa – Coming to Terms with Radicalisation on June 17, 2015

Book Review: Christina Lamb’s Farewell Kabul on June 10, 2015

Pity the obese – the fatter they are, the harder they fall on June 9, 2015

Saudi Arabia: Accepting Point Seven Five in Love and Labour on June 2, 2015

Damn you Twitter, you keep shattering my windows on May 29, 2015

Saudi Arabia and Britain: Very Different Games of Thrones on May 16, 2015

After the UK Election: Five years of certainty? I don’t think so…. on May 9, 2015

My Country on Election Day on May 7, 2015

World Domination Shock – Gamers Find Another Way on May 7, 2015

Eight Medics, an Injection in the Backside and a Strangelove Moment on May 2, 2015

UK General Election: Get Ready for Positive Inertia on April 20, 2015

UK General Election: Demented already? Help is at hand if you know where to look! on April 16, 2015

Easter Reading: I’ve Always Kept a Unicorn – Biography of Sandy Denny on April 11, 2015

The UK Election Debate – little more than a political speed date on April 3, 2015