http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/mark_thomas en http://images.newstatesman.com/users/avatars/mark-thomas.jpg http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/mark_thomas http://www.newstatesman.com/society/2007/11/royal-family-indonesia-arms http://www.newstatesman.com/society/2007/11/royal-family-indonesia-arms Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT Mark Thomas Unfortunately the royal family has form when it comes to schmoozing dictators and thugs

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/mark-thomas/2007/08/coca-cola-happiness-factory http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/mark-thomas/2007/08/coca-cola-happiness-factory Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:29:20 GMT Mark Thomas The truth about working conditions inside Coca-Cola's "Happiness Factory": wage cuts, 12-hour shifts and strikes

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/mark-thomas/2007/07/saudi-arabia-government-oecd http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/mark-thomas/2007/07/saudi-arabia-government-oecd Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:35:44 GMT Mark Thomas Mark Thomas on the continuing saga of the government, BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/society/2007/06/police-shar-security-weapons http://www.newstatesman.com/society/2007/06/police-shar-security-weapons Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Mark Thomas Observations on stun guns

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/mark-thomas/2007/04/police-permission-rural-shirt http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/mark-thomas/2007/04/police-permission-rural-shirt Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:01:53 GMT Mark Thomas The campaign to concrete rural England, ban February and for legalising urban foxhunting hits London

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/mark-thomas/2007/04/police-labour-arrested http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/mark-thomas/2007/04/police-labour-arrested Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:10:53 GMT Mark Thomas Welcome to the strange New Labour world in which you can be arrested for possessing a cake...

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/mark-thomas/2007/03/iran-british-iraq-hain-britain http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/mark-thomas/2007/03/iran-british-iraq-hain-britain Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:29:28 GMT Mark Thomas Did you hear the snigger as Britain complained that Iran had broken international law

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/mark-thomas/2007/02/book-ocalan-terrorism-banning http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/mark-thomas/2007/02/book-ocalan-terrorism-banning Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:48:54 GMT Mark Thomas You can't beat terrorism by banning parliamentary book launches

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/mark-thomas/2007/01/bribery-saudi-jobs-law-blair http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/mark-thomas/2007/01/bribery-saudi-jobs-law-blair Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:06:57 GMT Mark Thomas If bribery is so good for jobs, why should it be a crime?

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/200611180003 http://www.newstatesman.com/200611180003 Sat, 18 Nov 2006 16:47:21 GMT Mark Thomas Ever wanted to be a Lord or a Lady? Well why not put your name to this novel idea for changing the honours system?

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