Nick Cohen
Nick Cohen is an author, columnist and signatory of the Euston Manifesto. As well as writing for the New Statesman he contributes to the Observer and other publications including the New Humanist. His books include Pretty Straight Guys – a history of Britain under Tony Blair.
Articles by Nick Cohen
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Society
God's own chosen meat
- 05 July 2004
In failing to ban ritual slaughter, ministers aren't respecting Jewish and Muslim wishes, but comforting the reactionaries in their communities
UK Politics
The rise and rise of the media star
- 21 June 2004
Kilroy-Silk may be the start of a new phenomenon: the television presenter as politician. The two roles require similar cheek and similar ignorance
Politics
Saddam's very own party
- 07 June 2004
D-Day for British politics - Respect, the alliance between the Muslim Association of Britain and the Socialist Workers Party, shows how ugly the far left in Britain has become
Politics
Can judges restore America's honour?
- 24 May 2004
In the next few weeks, the US Supreme Court will decide if the Guantanamo Bay prisoners should be brought within the ambit of the law. Nick Cohen reports
Politics
The end of the probation service
- 10 May 2004
It sounds like a good idea - putting people who deal with offenders, both in prison and out of it, under the same management. But expect a bureaucratic shambles
Society
Don't always believe the children
- 26 April 2004
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When more than half the staff at a special school were accused, in effect, of beating up their pupils, some were placed under virtual house arrest. Yet only one minor charge stood up. Nick Cohen reports
World Affairs
Is fascism behind the terror?
- 12 April 2004
Islamist extremists believe in a worldwide conspiracy not just of Jews, but also of Freemasons. They thus echo the rantings of Europe's extreme right in the 19th and 20th centuries
Politics
The left shrugs as Baghdad burns
- 15 March 2004
Iraq one year on - Iraq faces a fascist uprising and liberals here should back that country's democrats. Yet they still go on about Bush and the war. By Nick Cohen
World Affairs
Even the Swedes are at it
- 01 March 2004
Poor American employees are being shamefully exploited. By whom? Why, by European firms that cross the Atlantic to escape the social market. Nick Cohen reports
