Crispin Black
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Proportional representation: fair deal for a divided nation
In Depth The arguments against PR are outmoded: now it’s the only way to avoid illegitimate coalitions
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Afghan War inquiry: generals owe us an explanation
In Depth There is no point in having armed forces that keep on getting beaten – however gallantly they performed
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Ebola: political correctness first, soldiers’ lives second
In Depth Why is Britain risking lives 3,000 miles from home rather than securing its national borders?
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David Cameron's macho threat to 'Jihadi John' doesn't help
In Depth Alan Henning's killer won't be easy to catch – and the 'dead or alive' challenge just gives him more PR
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Bombing IS in Iraq is not the answer: the threat is here
In Depth Cameron’s breathless posturing won’t solve problem of home-grown jihadists serving IS’s grisly cause
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If Scots vote Yes, they’ll need to get tougher on security
In Depth As for David Cameron, the referendum campaign has exposed once again his poor judgment
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Made in Britain: time to face facts about Muslim extremists
In Depth It is no longer possible to pretend that Muslim immigration to Britain has been an unqualified success
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UK should rescue Christian victims of Islamist savagery
In Depth We took in the Ugandan Asians in 1972 – today we must offer safety to Christians and Yazidis
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Germany should have given up a province for the Jewish people
In Depth The Jews should have been offered a homeland in Franconia, with Jerusalem a place of pilgrimage
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MH17 - just another mistake: remember the USS Vincennes
In Depth America never apologised for shooting down an Iranian passenger jet, killing 290 people, 66 of them children
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Knighthoods for reshuffle rejects: it’s time to rethink honours
In Depth Maybe we should get rid of the whole honours system: the prospect of a title corrupts our public life
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Rifkind’s terror warning makes me angry not fearful
In Depth It is the state’s job to protect us from Islamist terror – not to pass the buck to the public
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Juncker fiasco: why is David Cameron inept on world stage?
In Depth Like England’s professional footballers, our newly professional politicians fail away from home
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Isis rampage: history says we must protect Europe’s borders
In Depth If Isis, from a standing start, can threaten Baghdad in a few days, then nothing is safe
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Mayhem in Iraq: don’t expect Blair & Co to take blame for Isis
In Depth Murderous militants have exploited West’s botched foreign policy. But will anyone accept responsibility?
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D-Day plus 70: what a pity the French misunderstood Churchill
In Depth Europe does not have to be run from Berlin: it would be better run from Paris and London
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Bloodthirsty British jihadists: UK needs to stand up to terror
In Depth A timely warning comes from Syria that it is British fighters who top the league in beheadings and crucifixions
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Gurkhas should no longer protect the Sultan of Brunei
In Depth Introduction of brutal Sharia law means it’s time to get out - even if Sultan is buddies with Prince Charles
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Lee Rigby’s life ‘could have been saved’: MI5 needs to up its game
In Depth Public have a right to expect MI5 to properly audit procedures and learn from their mistakes quickly
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Egypt: farewell democracy, hello President Sisi
In Depth Egypt voted for Morsi and his Islamic rule: but the West has happily watched the military retake control
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David Cameron has every right to call this a Christian country
In Depth Christianity came to Britain within a century of Jesus’s crucifixion – whatever the humanists might say
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Get out there, David Cameron, and save the United Kingdom
In Depth Or go down in history as the man who lost Scotland and left England’s backdoor open to danger
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Boot out armchair generals who led us to Afghan defeat
In Depth Let the veterans of Helmand take over the army - we might stand a chance of winning next time
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Why are Polish men in London getting military call-up papers?
In Depth Poland feels vulnerable to Putin’s aggression: and let’s not forget, we’d be bound to help - as we did in 1939
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