Sholto Byrnes

World Affairs

The 2010 International Religious Freedom Report

• 18 November 2010
• 8 comments

Nothing for Europe to crow about.

UK Politics

UK: why stay?

• 14 November 2010
• 36 comments

Ireland’s youth are fleeing economic meltdown – could Britain be next?

Africa

Put out the welcome mat for Mugabe

• 11 November 2010
• 37 comments

A former Tory minister suggests the Zimbabwean leader should retire to the UK.

Britain’s dirty Burma secret

• 07 November 2010
• 19 comments

The military regime used to be our friend.

Asia

David Cameron’s China visit

• 04 November 2010
• 15 comments

He won’t find many of his kind of liberal there.

Ideas

The coalition will produce a farce of fairness

• 31 October 2010
• 91 comments

Exclusive: the philosopher Ted Honderich calls for a general strike and mass disobedience to protest against a government of “petty careerists and PR men”.

Politics

Does the world really want a credible United Nations?

• 29 October 2010
• 3 comments

No more mediocrities for the post of secretary general would be a good start.

Politics

Suharto the “hero”?

• 25 October 2010
• 10 comments

Can this monster be about to be rehabilitated so quickly?

Lib Dem poll disaster

• 22 October 2010
• 29 comments

Don’t rub your hands with glee just yet.

Saudi murder verdict

• 20 October 2010
• 14 comments

Justice has been done. But will it only strengthen the Wahhabists’ hand?