The way the politicians and the media have conducted themselves inappropriately in relation to Syria means we have failed the matter at hand

The Western world must resist division, suspicion and demonisation of Islam if it wants to combat Islamic State

Jeremy Corbyn needs to be pragmatic as well as principled if he is to win over middle England and become Prime Minister

George Bolton looks at how David Cameron’s PR-managed answers could be harming his credibility in the long run

After a few ugly incidents soured the press coverage of anti-Conservative protests, George Bolton argues that the new, young left must not discredit itself as a credible movement