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Palace in Wonderland
Royals at work – But daylight has destroyed the “magic” of Britain’s most privileged family Sources at Buckingham Palace tell journalists that ‘providing a testimony is now a matter… Read more >
Decades after political independence, Africans are still walking along a dusty road that leads to personal freedom
Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere was hailed as a great African socialist and leader, praised by Britain, China and the World Bank (Picture by Adarsh Nayar) The American country song tells… Read more >
For war victims around the world – Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ else to lose
A victim of a bombing raid in Afghanistan – This child in a wheel-chair might – or might not – recover to live a normal life. By Guest… Read more >
Uganda 2026: Ritual Democracy and the Shadow of Succession
Winston Churchill called Uganda the pearl of Africa. If he could ride back there today he would discover not a precious jewel but rather a stamped –… Read more >
The Rise and Fall of Elon Musk’s right arm
Elon Musk in action at the inauguration of Donald Trump in Washington in January a year ago History repeats itself: First as a Nazi salute in Germany, then as… Read more >
British Foreign Office told Tony Blair not to use force to get rid of Robert Mugabe
Until his overthrow in November 2017 Zimbabweans were told to hang pictures of Mugabe in their offices and have pictures of him hanging from their walls at home and wear… Read more >
Mitford Misfits – TV drama shows ‘gels’ like Diana and Unity just wanna have fun. Pity about the Nazis.
Unity Mitford and Diana Mosley with the Nazis they believed would protect them, and their class, from Communism The literary critic Erica Wagner said in The Observer ( June… Read more >
Time for action as Jew and Muslim hate spreads like wildfire
On-line race hate is spreading throughout the world and scenes like this becoming more and more common. Bondi Beach last Sunday has made comforting words about how we must… Read more >
New Archbishop of Canterbury must deal with another possible abuse case in scandal hit Church of England
Sarah Mullally – The first woman Bishop of London and soon to be the first woman Archbishop of Canterbury On January 28 next year the Right Rev Dame… Read more >
Monarchy after Andrew: Royal ‘watchdogs’ bark – but do any of them know how to snarl and bite?
Andrew, born with a golden spoon in his cot which, as an adult, he found hard to keep in his pocket seen here with his shopaholic ex-wife, ‘Fergie’ Ferguson. … Read more >