My name is Chris and I used to own a Nokia
Sony Ericsson owners are the Mac users of the mobile world. They love their phones, they are obsessed with them – and they love to hate other brands.
Published on 9 March 2004

A bad day for the BBC
I've avoided writing anything about the government's row with the BBC over the Kelly affair, for obvious reasons. But today was probably the saddest I've experienced at the Corporation since I joined six years ago.
Published on 29 January 2004

The privatisation of war
Combat-track here we come. The future of war is privatisation, according to Ian Traynor's special report in today's Guardian.
Published on 10 December 2003

In the line of fire
This is what war is really like, said BBC world affairs editor John Simpson, as he surveyed the aftermath of the US bomb which had just killed 16 people. For the first time I think I caught a glimpse of the horror behind that statement.
Published on 10 November 2003

Bluejacking
The latest mobile messaging craze, Bluejacking, finally made a break for cover and went mainstream yesterday.
Published on 7 November 2003

Second Coming or Judgement Day?
We've grown so used to the monotonous thud of American fundamentalist conservatism, it's refreshing to hear a liberal voice speak out on an international issue - especially when the voice is the head of the Anglican Communion in the United States.
Published on 17 October 2003

Beards, sandals and the Lib Dems
Some blazing stuff in the House of Commons yesterday.
Published on 15 October 2003

Review: Sex and the Holy City
The biggest disappointment about last night's Panorama investigation, Sex and the Holy City, was that the titles' sequence didn't include a Carrie Bradshaw look-a-like in a luxury cassock and a pair of Manolo Blahniks, clacking around the holy pavements of the Vatican.
Published on 13 October 2003

You can't beat the boys
Most of the people I know who are involved in traditional liturgical music would swear blind boys sound better than girls in a cathedral choir.
Published on 9 September 2003

Anglican Church - use by 01-01-2005
I'm sure the Archbishop of Canterbury has realised for sometime that the use-by date of the worldwide Anglican Communion is rapidly approaching. But he has now acknowledged it publicly in an article for a religious journal published last week.
Published on 4 September 2003