As the British National Party edges ever further into our dimmed conscience, the political and media classes are in a rare nervous state. For there’s something big lurking beneath the easy abuse, something hidden in the righteous hand-wringing. The real question is this: what do we mean by national?
Kipling wrote:
Winds of the World, give [...]
The Al Fath Mosque on Rue des Poissonniers in Paris receives thousands for Friday prayer, way beyond its capacity. The surrounding streets are entirely given over to worshippers.
Around the corner is the vast church of St Bernard de la Chapelle, whose doors appear to be permanently padlocked. Amongst local proposals is that of converting the [...]
A headline to stop you in your tracks: US cities may have to be bulldozed in order to survive. The article is mostly about Flint – the poorest city on the US:
“The obsession with growth is sadly a very American thing. Across the US, there’s an assumption that all development is good, that if communities [...]