Harry’s Place

Let’s say someone sends you an email and– for whatever reason– you choose not to respond. Later the sender confronts you and asks why you never replied.
What do you say? Rat has the answer.

My family and I have just returned from a delicious meal and Nandos, Church Street.
The restaurant is absolutely beautiful: decked out rather splendidly in wood, with a vaulted ceiling which must be one of the grandest architectural statements in Church Street. It was also full: of couples and families. The food was excellent. I had […]

Here is Prospect/Foreign Policy’s list of the world’s Top 20 Public Intellectuals, as voted for by some people on the internet.
The list significantly reflects the clash between Islamists and reformers in the Islamic world. Poor old Chomsky has become old hat, and has fallen to 11th place.
1.  Fethullah Gülen: The soft Islamist who inspires Turkey’s […]

Michael Weiss’ article on Einstein and Faith makes me like the scientist even more.
Most of you will have come across the text of the following letter, recently sold at auction for about £200,000. It is a good one:
The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a […]

…and poor kids should be denied schoolbooks.
From The Washington Post:
“Because you got it free this evening, some of you probably may even read it. We were told by Milton Friedman there are no free lunches. To distribute books free of charge is a mistake and a devaluation of the book.”
– Czech President Václav Klaus, a […]

Perhaps some of our more scientific-minded readers can tell us if a 16-year-old Canadian high school junior has solved one of the most difficult environmental dilemmas of our time.
(Hat tip: Andrew Sullivan)

The “Church” of $cientology is a money making scam, which has repeatedly tried, but failed to obtain tax benefits as a church in this country. It uses the law aggressively, but unsuccessfully, to protect the worthless secrets which it markets to the brainwashed and gullible. It also uses extra-legal measures to harass those who criticise its […]

This year’s collection of socially challenged ego-maniacs were given the task of buying a Kosher Chicken in Morocco:
Sir Alan, who is Jewish, was affronted by the lack of knowledge among team members about the meaning of kosher, and was particularly scornful of contestant Michael Sophocles who bought the chicken yet claimed to be “a good […]

My first job was suing the West Midlands Police for fitting up innocent people.
It is nice to see that, these days, the only thing they’re being sued for is defaming journalists:

Channel 4’s Dispatches editor Kevin Sutcliffe and the programme makers behind Undercover Mosque are pursuing a libel claim against West Midlands Police and the Crown […]

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Sunday March 2nd, 1pm-8pm
Tricycle Theatre, 269 Kilburn High Rd, Kilburn, NW6 7JR
Box Office: 0207 3281000
A whole day of entertainment including theatre, award-winning films, music, fashion, comedy, video installations, live mural-making, food & spoken word - all showcasing the work of up and coming Muslim & Jewish artists.
“The MUJU UPSTARTS Festival is about bringing us together […]