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Sides of the story – the Diamond Jubilee

This week, Cherwell takes a look at others' take on the Diamond Jubilee

Interview – Martti Ahtisaari

Cherwell speaks to the Nobel Prize-winning peacemaker and former Finnish President

Sides of the story – eurozone crisis

Cherwell picks apart British coverage of the eurozone crisis

5 Minute Tute: Politics and the Media

Steven Hewlett talks about the impact of the Levenson inquiry on British politics

No Minister – How deep the rot?

Accusations that Jack Straw signed off the rendition of a Libyan rebel could shed new light on Britain's role in the war on terror

The East is Red No Longer

How to read the political demise of China's most popular Communist

Fight the Falklands furore

Jack Harris argues that Britain needs to play the grown up in the ongoing Falklands saga

‘We never broke any rules’

Paul Kenyon tells Jack Harris about the skills needed to fake death and infiltrate Iranian nuclear sites

Should developed countries tackle global warming first? YES

Jack Harris makes the case for developed countries shouldering the responsibility for climate change

Misanthrope: let students make fools of themselves

Misanthrope rants about colleges cracking down on drinking societies and the media that fuels their paranoia

A third state, and now a third victor

Jack Harris discusses the political fervour that is winning Newt Gingrich so much support

Blagging the news: Scottish Independence

Perplexed by political postulation? Cherwell is here to help you perfect your chit-chat

The generation gap

Jack Harris discusses the political divide between young and old

China’s Korean problem

Jack Harris argues that the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il presents China with a real opportunity to reset its policy towards the peninsula

Tabloids dig their own grave

Jack Harris argues that Paul McMullan's defence of tabloid journalism at the Leveson Inquiry has only served to expose the cruelty of media invasiveness

There’s more to life than karaoke

...but not much more. Writing from China, Jack Harris explores the intriguing world of the Chinese music industry

A Spoonful of Jujube

Reporting from China, Jack Harris discusses the Chinese obsession with the food and drink that makes you healthy and happy

Chasing the Dragon

Reporting from China for the first instalment of this brand new blog, Jack Harris discusses why, after decades, documentaries and films of China's War of Liberation are still constantly broadcasted on Chinese TV

Liberal Nationalism?

Jack Harris considers the implications of David Cameron's recent speech on multiculturalism

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