11 February 2016 The UN Human Right and Wrong Council Wrong and right in a single week. by Neil Tidmarsh The two reports published by the UN Human Rights Council this week suggest that it is an even stranger beast than previously thought. But then the UN itself is in many ways a rather odd… Continue reading Issue 40:2016 02 11: The UN Right and Wrong Council (Neil Tidmarsh)
Tag: Neil Tidmarsh
Issue 34: 2015 12 24: The Sixteen Days of Christmas
24 December 2015 The Sixteen Days of Christmas by Neil Tidmarsh First sunrise, December 25th. Christmas, day one. A team of United Nations stewards woke Idliff in the F2 Zone. Another team woke Merak in the B5 Zone. Both men breakfasted separately with their aides. Idliff hardly touched the food. He conferred seriously and quietly… Continue reading Issue 34: 2015 12 24: The Sixteen Days of Christmas
Issue 34: 2015 12 24: Sovereignty in a Stable
24 December 2015 Sovereignty in a Stable Ultimate authority is not born in palaces. By Neil Tidmarsh This week, President Xi of China addressed world leaders at the World Internet Conference at Wuzhen, calling for state censorship of the internet in the name of ‘internet sovereignty’. Let’s think about that word ‘sovereignty’ for a moment.… Continue reading Issue 34: 2015 12 24: Sovereignty in a Stable
Issue 25:2015 10 22: Frightened now?
22 October 2015 Frightened Now? By Neil Tidmarsh As Halloween approaches, let us consider the strange light (as from a dim and flickering candle) which four of this week’s news stories cast on the power exercised over the blood of the living and the bones of the dead by the omnipotent forces ruling this world.… Continue reading Issue 25:2015 10 22: Frightened now?
Issue 25: 2015 10 22 Review RED ARMY
22 October 2015 RED ARMY (dir. Gabe Polsky, cert. 15) Film review by Neil Tidmarsh A documentary film? About ice hockey? About the Soviet Army ice hockey team? No, no, wait, please don’t click off this page (at least not yet). It really is a terrific film. Honestly. It’s about so much more than ice… Continue reading Issue 25: 2015 10 22 Review RED ARMY
Issue 24: 2015 10 15;The Modern Emperor
15 October 2015 The Modern Emperor A cautionary (but true) tale by Neil Tidmarsh The Modern Emperor picked up his pen and signed the order with a firm hand. It was his order to send troops to a distant foreign country. An arid and sun-baked country of deserts and mountains, of ancient civilizations and a… Continue reading Issue 24: 2015 10 15;The Modern Emperor
