Martin In The Margins

So farewell then, Michael Gove, reshuffled from the Department of Education to become government Chief Whip. I hope  The Spectator ’s Jame...

Here's a few things you might have missed over the past seven days. Khaled Mattawa makes a powerful case for intervention in Libya, w...

OK, so it's been a bit quiet around here for a little while. Trouble is, whenever I get round to almost-posting about something, I find ...

Added to my Amazon wish list: Greil Marcus' new book, Listening to Van Morrison . In yesterday's Guardian , Marcus described his ex...

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I was going to add write something long and portentous about Bigotgate this morning, but as very occasionally happens, commentators in the m...

Newly added to the blogroll: 'Arguing the world' , a new blog from the folks at Dissent , with some help from writers from the dis...

The caption alongside this image (entitled 'Shock and Awe') in yesterday's Sunday Times described it as an example of its creat...

I have to admit, I’m not a huge fan of Ray Gosling. I understand he’s been a great champion of gay rights, which I applaud. But to me, he’...

Amid all the doom and gloom about university funding cuts , there is one bit of educational good news today. According to Education Guardian...