Charlescrawford

LATEST ARTICLES ( 189 )

• Bomber Jacket (but No Bomber)

  Mark Steyn never seems to lack material on which to base his beyond magnificent rants. Try this new one on the impact of Hurricane sandy and what it shows... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Fall of Denis MacShane

  Over at a newer smarter Business Politics is my take on the Denis MacShane story: ... As the US election saga limps to its end, those of us who favour the... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Lost Gardens of Heligan

  We went to visit this wonderful place in Cornwall today. It's a treasure of civilisation, a natural space - part garden, part deliberately created exotic... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Revolting Political TV Ads

  Here is a handy summary of the evolution of young women talking about their 'first time' on political ads, thereby linking voting to, er, sex. From Australia... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Communist Vietnam? Meet Socialist UK!

  I was so moved by the thrilling experience of trying to cross the road in Hanoi that I sent the Commentator a piece comparing and contrasting socialism (and... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sarajevo Winter Olympics

  Back from the crazy dynamism of Hanoi to the somewhat less than crazy dynamism of rural Oxfordshire. While pulling together some pictures for a presentation nex... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ayn Rand - Turd, Literature Or Something Else?

  My short piece remonstrating with Guardian literary critic Nicholas Lezard on the fact that he writes at length in critical terms about Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugge... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Camille Paglia on Art

  Another sizzling interview with Camille Paglia, who proclaims on her latest book and life in general: I don’t like reality shows and have never watched them, bu... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Airport Frisking: Gender v Sexuality!

  A tongue in cheek (so to speak) Tweet by me this afternoon led to a micro Twitter spat on Gender and Sexuality. Cor! This is what started it: Charles... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY