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As a recent BBC series confirms, the idea of a spiritual journey has survived the decline of organised religionIn Geoffrey Chaucer’s England, the arrival of spring was taken by many as a cue to take to the road. As the prologue to The Canterbury Tales begins: “When in April the sweet showers fall/And pierce the drought of March to the root, and all/ Then people long to go on pilgrimages”.Given Britain’s increasingly damp climate, contemporary pilgrims are as likely to encounter persistent rain...
Regulating new technology is never simple, but the status quo offers inadequate protectionThe principle that some products are available to adults and not children is uncontroversial. Access to weapons, alcohol and pornography is curtailed in this way because a level of maturity is the precondition for access (but not a guarantee of responsible use).Until recently, few people put smartphones in that category. The idea of an age restriction on sales would be dismissed as luddism or state-control...
By David Churchill, Chief Political Correspondent Published: 6:00 p.m. EDT, April 11, 2024 | Updated: 6:01 p.m. EDT, April 11, 2024 Boris Johnson yesterday joined growing calls for an increase in defense spending.The former prime minister called on Rishi Sunak's government to take a "more robust stance" and increase military investment in the face of increasing global threats.He also called on the West to...
The former prime minister urged Rishi Sunak's Government to strike a 'more robust posture' by boosting military investment in the face of rising global threats.
Former prime minister says a western arms embargo on Israel would ‘hand victory’ to HamasMiddle East crisis – live updatesBoris Johnson has said banning arms sales to Israel would be “insane”.The former prime minister also criticised the foreign secretary, David Cameron, for remaining silent on the debate over curtailing UK arms sales to Israel.Guardian Newsroom: Crisis in the Middle EastOn Tuesday 30 April, 7-8.15pm GMT, join Devika Bhat, Peter Beaumont, Emma Graham-Harrison and Ghaith...
Israel wants to dismantle the agency. The US has halted funding. But its capacity is essential to saving livesHow are starving Palestinians to be fed? Even if the bombing stopped tomorrow, the death toll would continue to climb without a proper resumption of aid. The international court of justice (ICJ) last week ordered Israel to ensure “the unhindered provision at scale of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance” including food, water, fuel and medical supplies.Yet a few...
The so called Johnson Five came to play at the Association of Pickleball Players DelRay Classic this past weekend.
The proposed law aims to phase out tobacco sales by stopping anyone born after 2009 buying cigarettes.
Some MPs have urged the UK to reassess how it supports Israel after aid
The world does not know what’s been unleashed in the tit-for-tat attacks. But it is unlikely to be anything goodIt is troubling that what started with Israel’s attack on Iran’s consular building in Syria on 1 April may not end with Tehran’s Operation True Promise. The bombing in Damascus, which killed at least two top Iranian generals, resulted in the first-ever direct strikes launched against Israel from Iranian territory. For the Islamic regime, unpopular at home, crossing the Rubicon would...
The seeds of a forever war are being planted in the coastal strip. They must not be allowed to take rootIsrael’s war turned much of northern Gaza into an uninhabitable moonscape. Palestinians returning to their homes in the southern part of the coastal strip this week were greeted by a similar lifeless vista of destruction. It might be some relief that Israeli forces have withdrawn from much of Gaza. But one is reminded of what Tacitus said of the Roman legions: “They make a desert and call it...