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Günter Grass and the German neurosis
19 Apr 2012
Maciej Zurowski looks at a literary scandal and the bourgeoisie's attempt to cope with its past
Co-op 'scandal': Labour is the real target
28 Nov 2013
The manufactured outrage at the plight of Paul Flowers is really an attack on the Labour Party, argues Adam Jensen
Doctor Who: Degeneration of a time lord
28 Nov 2013
Doctor Who has evolved from a threatening anti-establishment figure, laments Eddie Ford, to a patriotic defender of the status quo
Phone hacking: Establishment still in dock
07 Nov 2013
The problem is not irresponsible gutter journalism, argues Paul Demarty
Film: Crime, youth and punishment
24 Oct 2013
Jim Moody reviews works from the London Film Festival with a linked theme
Daily Mail: Fear of everything
10 Oct 2013
After its latest brush with notoriety, Paul Demarty examines the Daily Mail
Daily Mail: Patriotism and the sins of the father
10 Oct 2013
Communists hate the Daily Mail even more than Ed Miliband, writes Eddie Ford, but reject Leveson and any moves towards state regulation of the press
Drugs: Stench of hypocrisy
03 Oct 2013
Prohibition is no answer, writes Eddie Ford
Review: Parallel lives and irrational jealousy
05 Sep 2013
Paul Flewers reviews: David Caute, "Isaac and Isaiah: the covert punishment of a cold war heretic", Yale University Press, 2013, pp335, £19.99
South Africa: Maverick targeted
08 Aug 2013
Peter Manson reports on a case that has gripped the Johannesburg media
Overachieving at last
25 Jul 2013
The British have been surprised by a series of sporting successes. Harley Filben considers sports relationship to nationalism
Turing: Calculated pardon
25 Jul 2013
The Alan Turing case exposes both the flexibility of the political establishment and its hypocrisy, argues Eddie Ford
Vatican: Rotten to the core
04 Jul 2013
The money-laundering scandal has confirmed that Vatican corruption cannot be put down to isolated individuals, writes Toby Abse
Film festival: Documented truths
27 Jun 2013
Jim Moody reports from Londons global documentary festival and gives a smattering of reviews
Surveillance state: What we knew already
27 Jun 2013
Yassamine Mather surveils the recent UK-US electronic spying scandal
Porn and crime: Causative or correlative link?
06 Jun 2013
In the wake of the April Jones case Christina Black looks at the role, or not, of 'violent' and 'hardcore' porn in violent crime and murder, and the ensuing media moral panic