There were huge protests against the UK's involvement in Iraq. I went to one of them. As for silence on the other hotspots, the critical difference is that the UK government isn't enthusiastically gi… (View Post)

Don't knock it. Our dishwasher is currently in pieces in the kitchen. I think the flow through heater is knackered, but so is my multimeter. Now I have to take my turn doing the washing up while wait… (View Post)

And others have blamed the Israelis, in particular for their intransigence with regard to any right of return, even a limited and regulated one. There is no way that Arafat could have sold that to th… (View Post)

The only person being preposterous is you. The variously nuanced opinions of everyone else on this site stand in stark contrast to your cartoon-like image of Israeli goodies and Palestinian baddies. (View Post)

It's absurd to blame one side for the failure of the talks. It would be more accurate to say that both sides wanted peace, but neither side was prepared to make the concessions that would satisfy the… (View Post)