CSM EDITORIAL It was inevitable—the political equivalent of the last man standing in a ruined room. A one-term socialist administration, handed the keys to Downing Street not by popular enthusiasm but by default, staggering into power amid the wreckage of its opponents. And now, alas, we are condemned to endure them until 2029—or until the economy buckles under their dogma, until public patience snaps into … Continue reading Thin End of the Censor’s Wedge
BY EFFIE DEANS We need to make a distinction between the believer and what he believes. It is wrong for me to discriminate against Jewish people or to act in a hateful way towards them. But I ought to be allowed to say what I please about the beliefs of Judaism. I can point out for instance that I doubt that God parted the Red … Continue reading Equality Before the Law
BY ALEX STORY In their 2018 report “Islamophobia defined”, the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on British Muslims defined the term as being “rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness”. This is a surprising definition. Afterall, Race and Religion have nothing in common. Religion has underpinned every human civilisation since the Garden of Eden. In … Continue reading Islamophobia Misdefined
BY JOHN ISMAEL Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party has a serious antisemitism problem. That is a fact. Its bigots’ widespread hatred of Israel, its loathing of religion – and yet its Muslim block votes – make the political party’s antisemitism problem one that will not go away, save for mass expulsions of Momentum members and Corbynites on the far left of the party. So, what do … Continue reading Smear Bingo
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN I always thought that racism was due to a lack of a decent education. There was no other explanation for the horror of Antisemitism. No other reason for those fools who treated blacks badly. Or for the bullying behaviour of thugs who insulted the Asians running corner shops and post offices. Surely racists were either dim or unenlightened, or so I thought. … Continue reading The New Racists
