It is now an archive for my newspaper and magazine pieces. My blog can now be read at: www.spectator.co.uk/stephenpollard
Politics, economics and culture from the master. Unmissable.
Melanie Phillips home page
Melanie Phillips' peerless blog. Read, and learn.
Daniel Finkelstein's Times Comment Central
A daily must-read.
Tim Worstall
Lots of interesting nibbles - and a ruthless swatter of economic gibberish.
Harry's Place
Must-read left of centre blog from writers who understand the threat to the West.
Clive Davis
Always interesting selection of culture and politics, from an Anglo-American bent.
Samizdata
Libertarian blog, packed every day.
Norm's blog
The thoroughly sensible thoughts of renowned left-wing academic Norman Geras, Professor of Government at Manchester. And cricket, too.
Public Interest
Peter Briffa's inimitable take on The Yazzmonster and other assorted demons.
Reform
The public sector reform group; their website is an invaluable source of data and ideas.
Centre for the New Europe
The leading European public policy think tank.
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I'm sorry for the paucity of posts at the moment. I have just started a new job and am up to my eyes in work.
Things will get back normal soon, so do please keep looking!
MessageSpace
Are you aware that your blog has been unavailable for long periods of time for the last several days? It appears to be a recurrant problem
Sorry - it's all a product of switching domain hosts. I'm assured this, too, will get back to normal soon.
Naturally we'll stay tuned, Stephen, even if we can't receive e-mail updates from you or any other form of e-mail for that matter.
"Naturally we'll stay tuned, Stephen, even if we can't receive e-mail updates from you or any other form of e-mail for that matter."
There is another far more sinister explanation which has been suggested to me by a close friend in Shabak - that Mr. Pollard has been kidnapped by an underground group representing the late Slobodan Milošević and the Liberal Democrats and even as I write is being broken down by prolonged exposure to country music and interviews with Noam Chomsky. We shall know soon enough. Keep your eyes peeled for articles by Mr. Pollard with titles like "Why Neil Clark deserves the Nobel Prize in Literature" and "A night of passion with Jenny Tonge."
There's absolutely nothing wrong with being forced to listen country music. I could quite happily listen to Hank, Merle, Cash or George Jones all day long.
Exposure to Noam Chomsky interviews though is completely different. Its a crime against all rational thinking sentient beings.
"A Night of Passion With Jenny Tonge".......*shudder*
"There's absolutely nothing wrong with being forced to listen country music."
Perhaps by your own lights, but, believe it or not, other people may have a completely different opinion.
If Mr. Pollard were ever forced to choose between listening to country music for two hours straight and a night of passion with Jenny Tonge, I'm fairly sure he would plead with his torturers to be put to death instead. Mind you, once Jenny "I coulda been a bomber" Tonge (© David Aaronovitch) found out that our host was not only a Jew but also a Zionist such a fate may well be inevitable anyway.