Melanie Phillips

In the world of diplomacy, things are often not what they seem. When it comes to the crisis over Iran, there is even more cause to be sceptical. Disinformation in such a stand-off is routine.

That's not to say there is any doubt about Iran's race to develop nuclear weapons.

Published in: Jewish Chronicle

In the world of diplomacy, things are often not what they seem. When it comes to the crisis over Iran, there is even more cause to be sceptical. Disinformation in such a stand-off is routine.

That's not to say there is any doubt about Iran's race to develop nuclear weapons.

Published in: Jewish Chronicle

In the world of diplomacy, things are often not what they seem. When it comes to the crisis over Iran, there is even more cause to be sceptical. Disinformation in such a stand-off is routine.

That's not to say there is any doubt about Iran's race to develop nuclear weapons.

Published in: Jewish Chronicle

Look at Me: Celebrating the Self in Modern Britain by Peter Whittle (The Social Affairs Unit 93pp £10)

In this short but insightful book, Peter Whittle pinpoints one of the most conspicuous but shallowly perceived phenomena of our times. The cult of celebrity is in itself hardly news.

Published in: Miscellaneous

Did Tony Blair ever really go away?

When David Miliband launched his not-so-coded attempt to unseat Gordon Brown with his explosive article in the Guardian last week, people wondered whether the Foreign Secretary was acting alone or was backed by other revolting Blairites.

We now have the answer to that ques

Published in: Daily Mail