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EDITORIAL
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ELECTION SPECIAL
FORCES TO BE RECKONED WITH 1
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT - SIMON HUGHES believes his party is well on the way to overtaking the Conservatives
FORCES TO BE RECKONED WITH 2
CONSERVATIVE - GEORGE OSBORNE, though thinks we've been here before
LOST VOTERS
DAVID BUTLER advises wavering voters on where to place their votes in the next General Election
AT HOME
FAILING TO GRASP THE RIGHT VALUES
MELANIE PHILLIPS makes a case for the importance of moral politics
FREEDOM OF IDENTITY
SHAMI CHAKRABARTI explains the reasoning behind her opposition to the Government's ID card scheme
THE DEATH OF DISTANCE
FRANCES CAIRNCROSS explores what the new economy does for the old
A POLITICAL EDUCATION
LORD BUTLER writes about higher education finance and the law of unintended consequences
GLOBAL TRANSITIONS
AN UNDUE BURDEN
MICHAEL HUGMAN explains why debt relief is both necessary and viable
MBEKI ON AIDS
JAMES MYBURGH unmasks the thinking behind
Thabo Mbeki's response to HIV/AIDS
THE FALLEN ICON
To start our Israel Palestine debate, MICHAEL OREN speculates on how Yasser Arafat's death will change the face of Middle Eastern politics
OUT OF THE EAST
HUGO ROBINSON examines the twin prospects for Turkey and the European Union
AFTER THE REVOLUTION
MARK ALMOND argues that past trends do not promise much for the future of Ukraine
BREAKING THE PEACE
PAUL BEW sees a bleak future for the troubled counties of Ulster
A DIFFICULT AFFAIR
CHARLES BRENDON asks whether Jacques Chirac's Iraq gamble paid off
WARMING TO THE ENEMY
CLAUDE WILLAN on the Project for the New American Century
STIRTON IN IRAQ
BRENT STIRTON works as a freelance photographer, travelling all over the world. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a World Press Photo Award
LONE BELIEVER
CHARLES BRENDON talks to Brian Haw - Britain's most committed man
MEDIA
THE TRUTH UNTOLD
LINDSEY HILSUM, of Channel 4 News, was embedded with US marines in Fallujah during the American assault on the city last November
THE FOG OF WAR
KIM SENGUPTA of The Independent was based in Baghdad and embedded with the Black Watch during their deployment to Camp Dogwood
WHAT THE MEDIA DO TO OUR POLITICS
JOHN LLOYD starts the Oxford Forum's media debate, with a look at the power play between the media and politicians
CULTURE
FROM BIOGRAPHY TO OBITUARY
CHARLES BRENDON talks to STEPHEN POLLARD, author of the biography that aided David Blunkett's political downfall
TALKING PICTURES
ZOE FLOOD talks to award-winning photojournalist
TIM HEATHERINGTON about our need to develop a
visual language
PRIMAL THRILLS
WILL BROWN explores the way we watch films and the effect they have upon us
THE CAMERA ALWAYS LIES
TIM GARDAM argues that critics of 'reality television' are missing the point
ART FOR OUR TIMES
CLEM HITCHCOCK explores the relevance of retrospectives with Jannis Kounellis at Modern Art Oxford's latest exhibition
THE IMPORTANCE OF ELSEWHERE
Why do we travel? ANDY MACDOWALL explains the traveller's search for the perfect place on earth
EYEWITNESS
IN HIS OWN WORDS
GEORGE MONBIOT talks to Oxford Forum
