Simplistic arguments that deny a genocide occurred in Rwanda are leading to a polarisation of the debate, making it even harder to get to the truth about the 1994 killings.
Student occupations across the UK have been dismissed as irresponsible and unncessary. What they actually represent is a new level of activism and political awareness among British students, which may yet radicalise a new generation
The occupation of Fortnum & Mason last Saturday has been portrayed by the national press not as principled civil disobedience but as mindless thuggish violence