Shock! The US appeals to the UN
by George Monbiot | May 7, 2003
One rule for themSuddenly, the government of the United States has discovered the virtues of international law. It may be waging an illegal war against a sovereign state; it may...
Out of the rubble
by Paul McGeough | May 7, 2003
I spoke to the silver-haired old man again today. Up and down, he's been my barometer on the mood in Baghdad. He was eager for the overthrow of the regime, but tearful when his...
Maternity leave & equal opportunity overboard
by Anne Summers | May 7, 2003
The priority that no longer ratesPru Goward must be wondering what it was she did. Not only has the Prime Minister derailed her paid maternity leave proposals; now his...
Manhattan to Baghdad
by Phillip Knightley | May 7, 2003
Despatches from the frontline in the war on terrorPaul McGeough is a distinguished member of a fast-vanishing band of journalists, the roving foreign correspondent. Once upon a...
Intellectuals, democracy and empire
by Robert Blecher | May 7, 2003
'Free people will set the course of history'As the Bush administration struggled to find a justification for launching an attack on Iraq, churning out sketchy intelligence...
Inserting a new dialectic
by Kevin Rudd | May 7, 2003
Governance'The question today is not whether or not we want to have globalisation,' observed the former Socialist Prime Minister of France, Lionel Jospin, during an official...
Focusing on the Neo-cons
by Joseph Cirincione | May 7, 2003
Origins of regime change in IraqLong before September 11, before the first inspections in Iraq had started, a small group of influential officials and experts in Washington were...
Australia: an unhappy country
by Clive Hamilton | May 7, 2003
Towards a post-growth societyFor the great majority of people in rich countries the human condition is no longer dominated by an ever-present need to provide for survival and to...
Another UK PPP deal falls in a heap
by Phil Revell | May 7, 2003
An expensive lessonThe brave new world of public-private partnerships suffered a major setback this month when WS Atkins pulled out from running Southwark council's education...
The Blair government: two views from Britain
by John Monks, Jon Cruddas | Apr 5, 2003
Return of the working classJon CruddasA truly shocking acknowledgement of the realities of contracting-out was contained in last week's leaked Cabinet Office memo on the two-tier...