This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land by Stephen Vines

This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land by Stephen Vines

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July 2025

The convoluted state of Palestine
Why it matters to secure recognition
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If immigrants were the cause of all problems, how easy it would be to solve them
Yet another outburst of Labour Party infighting shows the complexities of fighting racism
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Genocide
The reality of Israel’s war on the Palestinians can no longer be avoided.
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Visiting the most bizarre nation on earth
The opening of a new North Korean tourist zone prompts memories of posing as a tourist while attempting to report from there
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How to say nothing in very few words
Britain’s long awaited announcement on a reset of relations with China relations turns out to be studiously underwhelming
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June 2025

Britannia ascendant – rejoice!
The crisis in the Middle East shows how jolly clever and jolly important we can be.
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Anything else I can help you with Mr Xi?
As Britain prepares to publish its new plan for relations with China the big question appears to be whether a full or half kowtow will work best
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They can fill the jails, create an atmosphere of fear and re-write history and but they cannot extinguish hope.
Remembering the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre
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Uncomfortable truths about policing, race and immigrants
Why the police were right not to turn the Liverpool tragedy into a disaster
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May 2025

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