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Don't make cricket wimpy

Simon Williamson 15 comments | 1719 views

Simon Williamson isn't a fan of the recent decision to fine Kevin Pietersen for criticising a commentator.

Simon Williamson

The crazies have won

Simon Williamson 10 comments | 1720 views

Simon Williamson laments how easily Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is pushed around.

Simon Williamson

Goodbye, moderates

Simon Williamson 16 comments | 1072 views

America’s moderate legislators are leaving or being voted out in droves. Simon Williamson mourns the loss of compromise.

Simon Williamson

Mitt Romney’s biggest gaffe

Simon Williamson 16 comments | 7899 views

Republican candidate Mitt Romney has made numerous gaffes this campaign, but the latest will haunt him for a good long time, says Simon Williamson.

Simon Williamson

Clip Europe's wings

Simon Williamson 6 comments | 850 views

Europe's carbon emissions laws for foreign airlines are as welcome as a large passenger in the middle seat, says Simon Williamson.

Simon Williamson

If you can't beat 'em, hurt 'em

Simon Williamson 23 comments | 2101 views

Attaching conditions and rigmarole to abortion is not a pro-life stance. It is a pro-choice-plus-torture stance for women, says Simon Williamson.

Simon Williamson

The great media neutrality debate

Simon Williamson 10 comments | 1126 views

Simon Williamson thinks news is clearer when you understand who's telling it to you.

 

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Accept the gifts that come with rape

Simon Williamson 36 comments | 6799 views

Women's rights are a focal point within the current US discourse. Although one would be forgiven for thinking this discourse was from the 1940s, says Simon Williamson.

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Where Jon Huntsman lost it

Simon Williamson 9 comments | 2898 views

Just how did a candidate with so much potential, brainpower and cross-party appeal perform so badly, asks Simon Williamson?

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NBA should be hung, drawn and quartered

Simon Williamson 20 comments | 2384 views

Of all the sport conflicts I have ever seen, the NBA and its players have a special kind of loathing for fans, says Simon Williamson.

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Iraq-troops-withdrawal-gate

Simon Williamson 5 comments | 20 views

Obama is being criticised for short-term vision by pulling troops out of Iraq. But perhaps his critics aren’t looking far enough into the future, says Simon Williamson.

 
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Hanging black curtains

Simon Williamson 28 comments | 28 views

Simon Williamson doubts Lindiwe Mazibuko’s window-dressing abilities.

 
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