Was the Iraq war legal? What the Attorney-General didn’t tell Parliament, and why: A scenario that may explain the mystifications and contradictions
Which former British ambassador spoke such good Russian that he was thought to be a Russian?
A gender issue in the Financial Times
The impenetrable wording of this shameful Bill in laying down the duration of the proposed control orders
We need to do everything possible to defeat this Bill, the most reactionary and unprincipled threat to our liberties and rights for centuries — and not even necessary
Many good things on another (filial) Barder blog, by a stimulating chip off an increasingly old block.
A proposed alternative to the home secretary’s misconceived plans for house arrest without trial – letter to the Independent
More thoughts on pretending that Queen Camilla won’t be the Queen, exactly; including an article by Jane
Jane Barder writes that husbands of Queens Regnant (queens reigning in their own right, not queens by virtue of being married to kings) have never been welcomed in England.
Can Tony Blair stop a King’s wife being Queen by signifying his agreement? Shouldn’t the Cabinet have been consulted, not just told? What about the other 15 countries of which Prince Charles is Heir to the Throne?
