David Aaronovitch

Voodoo Histories isn’t an attempt to tell everyone to chill out and stop worrying about what people in authority are up to. Rather, it attempts the trickier task of explaining why a set of conspiracy theories do not hold water on close examination, and accounting for how they differ from traditional historical... by calitreview.com | related posts

Read the whole thing, but here is David Aaronovitch talking about those blessed souls who forever will “feel” the pain of Iraq and the sting of Blair’s personal betrayal of their “values”: It is (I am told) “understandable” that many sensitive Britons feel... by hurryupharry.org | related posts

Today in Times comment David Aaronovitch : Private lives should never belong to the public David Rowan : Google v Facebook. This time it's personal Jan Raath : Chinese bring Zimbabwe's black and white together David Davis : Our courts must stand... by timesonline.typepad.com/comment | related posts

Today in Times comment David Aaronovitch : How Amnesty chose the wrong poster-boy Rachel Sylvester : They're all ignoring political climate change Robert Crampton : This beard thing is growing from the roots up Andy Hayman : A bully and liar who played the system Andrew Haldenby :... by timesonline.typepad.com/comment | related posts

Two must-read pieces. David Aaronovitch When he was putting together his week of lectures on the war against terror at UCL in 2007, the would-be bomber Abdulmutallab invited Begg, Qureshi, Ridley and that dangerous idiot George Galloway to speak. He did so because he knew that the... by hurryupharry.org | related posts

Today in Times comment David Aaronovitch : The Edlington boys are not beyond redemption Rachel Sylvester : Chilcot is a stage for Labour's psychodrama Robert Crampton : It's a tall order to keep the young in line Duncan Bannatyne : Friends, countrymen, lend me your ideas Richard Kemp... by timesonline.typepad.com/comment | related posts

Today in Times comment David Aaronovitch : Haiti is real life, not an episode of Thunderbirds Rachel Sylvester : Class war is so last week for new Gordon Brown Robert Crampton : Better to draw a veil over this daft idea, Nigel Farage Shami Chakrabarti : Freedom must apply to... by timesonline.typepad.com/comment | related posts

Today in Times comment David Aaronovitch : He who wields the banana can wear the crown Rachel Sylvester : Is Mr Cameron's naughty step a step too far? Robert Crampton : How do I dislike thee? Let me count the ways Ed Smith : A violent chapter in the rags-to-riches story Mick Fealty :... by timesonline.typepad.com/comment | related posts

Today in Times comment David Aaronovitch : Blair’s critics are asking the wrong questions Rachel Sylvester : Cameron’s odd attitude taxes our trust in him Robert Crampton : Yes, I cried at the Nativity play Amir Taheri : Symbolic gestures won’t deter this regime Tristram Stuart... by timesonline.typepad.com/comment | related posts