Rob Blackhurst
Articles by Rob Blackhurst
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Books
Reasons to be fearful
- 31 July 2008
- 9 comments
The spectre of atomic weapons has been replaced in the popular imagination by that of climate change - yet two defence analysts convincingly argue that another nuclear catastrophe is as likely as ever
Travel
Accidental tourist
- 08 May 2008
- 1 comment
Rob Blackhurst books a family break at a Portuguese resort - and finds himself babysitting in Praia da Luz
Politics
Haven't we all got enough on our plates?
- 09 May 2005
Election: the future - power to the people. Rob Blackhurst prefers centralised control freakery to the inefficiency and corruption of devolved power. Most people, he argues, are too busy to run schools and hospitals
Politics
The sad decline of the policy wonks
- 31 January 2005
Rob Blackhurst finds that London's think-tanks, enslaved by corporate sponsors, no longer have a significant influence on the political parties
Politics
A new force in British politics
- 26 July 2004
Most voters don't care about foreign policy. Muslims do, and the results could be dramatic









