Palestinians can only be seen as victims and the Israelis as oppressors in its view, writes Ruth Dudley-Edwards Published: 25 May 2020 Two recent happenings made an unexpected connection for me very recently. One was an intensification of the campaign to have the next...
A new book challenges the message of Lord Of The Flies that we are naturally bad, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 18 May 2020 I have always hated William Golding’s novel Lord Of The Flies, which so many students were force-fed. The name Lord Of The Flies...
It’s a travesty to say the UK is doing worse than any other European country, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 11 May 2020 At least the claim enthusiastically made by Sinn Fein and taken up by anti-British commentators in both islands, that the death rate...
We may be stuck with lockdown, but we should make the most of its positive side, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 4 May 2020 I was intending to write a cheerful column about the positive side of my lockdown when I was a bit derailed by an upsetting message from...
Ex-party leader’s main resemblance to Patrick Pearse is economic illiteracy, says Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 27 April 2020 Gerry Adams hasn’t gone away, you know. My dear little friend Lyra McKee had a keen sense of fun, so she would have seen the...
This is a time for cool heads, not emotional grandstanding nor distortion, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 20 April 2020 Abuse in the press and on social media over my articles mostly amuses me, but misrepresentation by a respected colleague – in this case...
Why does the party slavishly urge obedience to the World Health Organisation, asks Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 13 April 2020 Among all the questions to ask Michelle O’Neill about Sinn Fein’s health policy concerns is her new-found enthusiasm for the...
We should be brave when, soon, we have to make terrible choices for our society, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 5 April 2020 Fed up with being asked what I think about our present predicament over coronavirus, I have taken to reciting those wise words of Manuel...
The effects of the coronavirus are not all bad, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards. We can learn from isolation Published: 29 March 2020 I had some extraordinarily happy moments last week, courtesy of the coronavirus crisis. Having accepted that the only decent course of...
In midst of coronavirus, try to ignore moaners, nitpickers and amateur scientists on social media, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 23 March 2020 Although I have a robust immune system and am in rude health, I recognise that I’m old and have obediently...
