February 2014
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OPINION: Are we ready to see World War Two as Germany’s tragedy too?
The Book Thief is the latest in a new genre of films showing the conflict from a German point of view. Have we reached a watershed moment in our ability to recognise – even empathise – with victims on both sides? Hollywood has dreamed up some dastardly baddies over the years. But since the Second… Continue reading
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OPINION: Where free speech ends and race hate begins
Was the Home Secretary right to ban Dieudonné M’Bala M’Bala from entering the UK this week? The answer hinges on whether you think the controversial Frenchman is a comedian or preacher of hate. The performer planned to visit London in support of footballer Nicolas Anelka, who faces a Football Association ban for performing Dieudonné’s reverse… Continue reading
About Me
Newspaper editor and publisher with 30-years’ experience at national and local titles in the UK and USA including the Daily Mail, Daily Mirror and Jewish Advocate. Editor of Jewish News (Free Weekly Newspaper of the Year 2021/22) since 2009. Columnist for The Times, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman, Independent and others.