Daily Archives: 10 August 2011

Arab Spring, English Summer

In no Arab country today is there democracy, freedom of expression or security guaranteed by law impartially applied. Despite the immense wealth conferred by oil, poverty is endemic and violence systematic and customary. So says David Pryce-Jones in The Closed … Continue reading

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A momentary lapse of reason—Chapter One

Prologue The Funeral Professor Thomas Slater realized with relief that it wasn’t going to be difficult to be inconspicuous after all. Lurking at the fringes, he was just one of dozens of anonymous, black-coated older men, huddled deep into their … Continue reading

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