Alan Henning’s compassion made him more Muslim than any member of ISIS
Our prayers and our thoughts have been with the family of Alan Henning over these last weeks, during which his life has been so publicly threatened. In his life Alan…
Peace
Palestinian statehood: the hypocrisy of Labour's three-line whip
We know how the argument goes. If you oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state, you are a bigoted Zionist who perpetuates suffering and injustice through illegal occupation. If you support the establishment of a Palestinian state, you are…
Welby: we wrestle not against ISIL, but against Jihadi principalities and powers
We are, once again, a nation at war. And, rather like World War I, it won't be over by Christmas. The Prime Minister has identified our target: "We should be…
Our MPs should not let fear hold them back – this is a just war against IS
Today offers the chance for MPs to begin to redeem themselves. After an attempt by David Cameron to intervene in Syria that fell flat on its face, and an Iraq war…
The flaw in the Fatwa on the so-called Islamic State
This really is quite magnificent. To those who insist Muslims cannot or will not integrate with or conform to British values, customs and traditions, this fatwa (= religious opinion; not…
The Islamic State presents us with a wholly abnormal situation of national emergency
Say we catch the barbarous "Jihadi John" or "John the Beatle" or "John the Jailer" or whatever he's called. And say we then gather the evidence against him and bring…