Eritrea’s Fighting Talk Takes Region to Brink

Simon Tisdall, world briefing: Little guys often make up in aggressiveness what they lack in size - and tiny Eritrea, the Horn of Africa’s plucky bantam, is no exception
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Posted in World News No Comments 14.12.2007 on 00:12.

The Left Should Beware the Rightwing Wolf in Civil Liberties Sheep’s Clothing

Polly Toynbee: A my-rights culture must not overshadow the needs of those most urgently deserving of the protection of the state
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Posted in World News No Comments 13.12.2007 on 23:12.

Literature is Alright, Still

Maya Jaggi: The choice of Lily Allen as an Orange Prize judge need not be a disaster for writers or readers
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Posted in World News No Comments 13.12.2007 on 03:12.

A Vote for Active Participation

Citizens who want to serve the community have to appeal to clapped-out party machines run by aging apparatchiks
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Posted in World News No Comments 12.12.2007 on 02:12.

Second Thoughts

We should let In Control keep control, says David Brindle
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Posted in World News No Comments 12.12.2007 on 00:12.

Eric Clay

Obituary: One of Britain’s top rugby league referees
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Posted in World News No Comments 11.12.2007 on 10:12.

The Real Answer to Climate Change is to Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground

George Monbiot: All the talk in Bali about cutting carbon means nothing while ever more oil and coal is being extracted and burned
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Posted in World News No Comments 11.12.2007 on 09:12.

To Believe in a European Utopia Before Muslims Arrived is Delusional

Gary Younge: It is pernicious to regard prejudiced views within migrant communities as exclusive to either them or their cultures
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Posted in World News No Comments 11.12.2007 on 09:12.

François-Xavier Ortoli

Obituary: President of the European commission and chairman of Total
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Posted in World News No Comments 11.12.2007 on 09:12.

Yes, We Can Act Against the Corruption of Children’s Lives

Jackie Ashley: Be it binge-drinking or sexualisation, evidence of damaging social change is too obvious to ignore. But there are things we can do
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Posted in World News No Comments 11.12.2007 on 09:12.