Martin In The Margins

So farewell then, Cesaria Evora . That's two people dying in two days who've meant a lot to me. Everyone's linking to the class...

One of my heroes dies , and I'm lost for words. But you could do worse than read the wonderful tributes by Terry Glavin , Nick Cohen , ...

Why no recent posts? Well, it could be because I’m spending more time these days twittering and updating my Facebook status than blogging....

This verdict had nothing to do with the actual evidence. It's all about  la faccia , face. They had to convict her. Now, with the convi...

One week on, here's a round-up of some of the best blog posts and articles marking the tenth anniversary of 9/11, with brief quotes: ...

Ten years on, despite the grainy footage, I still find this early expression of transatlantic solidarity deeply moving. America, our thought...

The statement which Peter Tatchell posted yesterday, about his participation as a visibly gay man in last Saturday's anti-EDL demonstrat...