by Paul Thomas | Oct 9, 2015 | The Age of Terror
Paul Thomas2015-10-09 Suddenly we’re back in a Cold War world in which, depending on your taste in metaphors, the Russian bear is on the prowl or the Russian chess master is several moves ahead of his floundering western opponent. Thus Russia’s presence in Syria under... 
by Paul Thomas | Oct 3, 2015 | Sports
Paul Thomas2015-10-03 As that unlikely alliance of our parents and the Rolling Stones often pointed out, you can’t always get what you want. In my 2015 wish-list (Sport, January 31), I expressed the hope that no-one would die of heat exhaustion at the Australian... 
by Paul Thomas | Sep 25, 2015 | Strange Days Indeed
Paul Thomas2015-09-25 Imagine being British Prime Minister David Cameron’s public relations adviser. Conservative Party headquarters, central London. A foppish young man sits at a desk working on a press release headed “Queen could face firing squad if Corbyn becomes... 
by Paul Thomas | Sep 19, 2015 | Sports
Paul Thomas2015-09-19 You could argue – as many have – that test cricket is an absurdity. Men and women in long white trousers play for six hours, pausing for lunch and afternoon tea; men’s games can go for five days, women’s four (with no guarantee of a result at the... 
by Paul Thomas | Sep 18, 2015 | Strange Days Indeed
Paul Thomas2015-09-18 A narcissistic blowhard leads the Republican presidential race. A bearded weirdo leads the British Labour Party. Australia goes through prime ministers like a banana republic on fast-forward. What’s going on here? While there’s very little new... 