Well, the Sudanese have finally done the right thing. Not before time. I think what they’ve done has been pathetic and outrageous, though. Not only did the regime allow her conviction: it also organised demonstrations of “militants” to show […]

It’s unbelievable, this, isn’t it? This woman comes to help their kids, lets them name a nice toy bear, and for that they’re going to put her through fifteen days in prison. Perhaps the bear will be flogged.

I spoke too soon, and it makes me feel like Major Gowan. If you remember, when the American accuses Fawlty Towers of being the worst hotel he’d ever been in, the Major snaps. “No! No!” he protests. “There’s a […]