Category Archives: British politics

Now Ken has apologised to London’s Jews, was Freedland right to say ‘I won’t vote for him’?

Posted on 30/03/2012 by Antony Lerman

A day or two after Jonathan Freedland wrote an op-ed published in the Guardian announcing that he could not vote for Ken Livingstone as Mayor of London, because ‘he doesn’t care what hurt he causes Jews’, I started to write a … Continue reading →

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The Jewish Chronicle’s Attack on the Pears Foundation for ‘Blindness’ Towards ‘Jihadi Propagandists’ is Shoddy and Undeserved

Posted on 17/05/2011 by Antony Lerman

Splashed across the front page of the Jewish Chronicle on 13 May, like a sensational scoop, was the ‘revelation’ that the Pears Jewish family foundation funded an organization, Forward Thinking, which was responsible for bringing an associate of the 7/7 bombers to the House of … Continue reading →

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When the New is Not So New: The Radical Right in Europe Today

Posted on 27/04/2011 by Antony Lerman

Political observers and analysts always seem to be on the lookout for the ‘new’; that new political movement – on the right, or left, or even in the middle – marking a significant break with the past and telling us … Continue reading →

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Making a Meal Out of Migrants: Cameron’s 14 April Speech on Immigration

Posted on 18/04/2011 by Antony Lerman

Most of Prime Minister David Cameron’s speech on immigration delivered in Hampshire on 14 April was a detailed exposition of how the coalition was succeeding in coming to grips with the ‘problem’ of ‘too high a level of immigration’ into … Continue reading →

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Revealed in the Arabian Gulf: the Values-Shaped Hole at the Heart of Cameron’s Government

Posted on 25/02/2011 by Antony Lerman

When I saw David Cameron defending his ‘passionate’ belief in the Big Society, I found myself giving him credit for his sincerity. My opinion of the policy, idea, concept, or whatever you want to call it, was damning—the Tories just … Continue reading →

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Hague Rebukes Israel for ‘Belligerent Language’, But Who’s Listening?

Posted on 09/02/2011 by Antony Lerman

Whether he was talking sense or not there is something rather pathetic about British Foreign Secretary William Hague’s intervention in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Interviewed by the BBC during his tour of a number of Middle Eastern countries, he said: Amidst … Continue reading →

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