Blair to Bush: Love letter to an idiot and other tales

Richard Lutz digests the first draft of history with the pubIication of the hardhitting Chilcot Inquiry report

Co-operation urged to prevent potential threats

Police renew calls to the public to help identify would-be terrorists.

Birmingham aid worker returns from harrowing visit to Iraq

Multi-ethnic approach to humanitarian crisis.

Of War and Other Idiocies

At least 21 people were killed today in a series of bomb blasts across Baghdad. RICHARD LUTZ reports on how this story will never end. And just never should be forgotten.

UK foreign policy key to tackling extremism

Reyhana Patel dares to raise the possibility that UK foreign policy may be the real issue that’s ignored when tackling extremism in the UK

Ikon Director prepares to open major exhibition of Iraqi art

Ikon Gallery Director Jonathan Watkins is preparing to open his most challenging exhibition to date – the official Iraqi Pavilion at the world renowned Venice Biennale.

Iraq, Blair, Q, recording and catch up, horse racing, Grand prix, time travel and more

Laurence Inman likes a good moan from time to time. He’s on form here.

Syria aid is ‘woefully inadequate’ says Islamic Relief

Islamic Relief says the international response to the crisis has been ‘woefully inadequate’ and highlights the ‘chaotic conditions’ and ‘immense suffering’ in makeshift camps

The Super Bowl, Politics and Afghanistan

The annual Super Bowl is gone. But it summons up images that America wants to ignore, says Richard Lutz

The hypocrisy of Obama and the media

Robin Clarke has been watching the news unfold over the last few days and smells the stink of hypocrisy.

The UK Way

From Richard Lutz Britain says torture is illegal. And continually and stridently has it said that. So there is no way that Tony Blair’s administration has ever kidnapped a man, his wife and his children, forced them onto a dark plane, flown them halfway round the globe, offered them up to a murderous tyrant and…

Besmirching the memory

According to its website the British National Party (BNP) is to pay Birmingham a visit on Sunday, October 7th, in its guise as the “British Veterans’ Group”.

Transatlantic survey reveals NATO has still to convince public that Alliance is essential for their security

The German Marshall Fund has recently released its eleventh Transatlantic Trends survey. It charts US and European public opinion on a range of transatlantic issues, including foreign policy challenges, support for NATO, the economy, and the rise of other world powers.

Kurdish politicians to debate Iraq in free University seminar

The democratisation of Iraq will be the focus of a free-to-attend seminar in Coventry next week as two key personalities from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) visit the city to discuss the issues and challenges faced by the country.