James Jackson
James Jackson is the author of acclaimed historical thrillers, including Blood Rock, Pilgrim
, and Realm. As a postgraduate, he specialized in analyzing future terrorist trends and later wrote The Counter-terrorist Handbook
. He worked for many years as a political-risk consultant, was called to the Bar, and is a member of the Inner Temple. He is based in London. For more information, please visit www.jamesjacksonbooks.com.
Britain
Rotten From the Top DownOctober 07, 2011 Although the phrase is often misattributed to Antonio Gramsci, it was the |
Britain
The Trouble With BlacksAugust 13, 2011 “I’m not a racist, but…” It is how most conversations with a Londoner |
Trash
Conspiracy or Cock-Up?July 19, 2011 In a scene frighteningly reminiscent of the Mel Gibson movie Conspiracy Theory, |
Britain
A Whiff of ProtestJune 30, 2011 Ego olere ergo sum. (I stink, therefore I am.) Such could be the motto of the |
Terror!
Snuffed Like a Candle in the WindMay 11, 2011 Like a candle in the wind/ Never knowing where to run to/ When the raid came |
Cultural Caviar
Loyal to the RoyalsMay 10, 2011 You would have to possess a heart of granite not to have been moved or |
Britain
Fuck the Public SectorApril 14, 2011 If one were to—hypothetically—shoot every other public-sector worker in the |
Vile Bodies
Mold Age: The Curse of Modern MedicineApril 05, 2011 “I’m ninety-one years old, you know?” Bravo. Now have your diuretics and |
Britain
The UK: Woefully Unprepared for WarMarch 30, 2011 So action finally replaced inertia, the White House’s dithering gave way to |
Kids Today
British Students Need a Good BollockingDecember 10, 2010 “What do we want?” Um…. “When do we want it?” Er…. Well, knock me |
Relationships
Fortysomethings (and Why I Hate Them)November 21, 2010 Divorced, decapitated, dead—King Henry VIII’s wives had it simple. For |
Religion
Viva Christianity!October 03, 2010 Albert Einstein’s damning-if-quirky verdict on Marie Curie’s character was |
Islam
Banish the BurqaSeptember 07, 2010 From Pakistan to Turkey, from the Mediterranean to the Gulf, the insidious and |
International Affairs
Oh! What a Lovely Afghan WarAugust 02, 2010 A more useless and unnecessary thing than an expedition into this country could |
High Society
Toff LuckJune 09, 2010 I was as polite to him as his breath would allow… Thus wrote Jane Austen in a |
British Politics
The Hell Gordon Brown WraughtMay 18, 2010 A thousand years hence, when they come with sieves and brushes to dig up the |
All About Me
A Writer’s LifeMay 04, 2010 ‘Never heard of you…’. What generosity of spirit. Some thirteen years |
The Stupid Party
Overlooking Defense Spending Won’t Just Hurt Gordon Brown, It’ll Hurt Britain TooApril 12, 2010 With all the finesse of natural born fraudsters, British politicians of |
Politics
Wanted: One Competent British LeaderMarch 29, 2010 “You have the charisma of a damp rag and the appearance of a low-grade bank |
Kids Today
Edukation, Edducation, EduccationMarch 09, 2010 “Is Stoppard’s play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead simply glib and |
Low Life
Curse The iPhoneMarch 02, 2010 ‘Live for the here…’ That was the unsolicited advice proffered by an |
All About Me
Missing: British IdentityFebruary 22, 2010 “This is our country, our land, and our lifestyle. If you are not |
All About Me
All You Need Is… A SlapFebruary 15, 2010 “Make a child smile—kill a counselor.” A passable joke and an admirable |
Heart of Darkness
Death to TerroristsFebruary 09, 2010 ‘He is plainly some crazed moral retard’. That stuck it to him. Or not. |
Anthropology
History Ain’t BunkFebruary 01, 2010 As a boy I once climbed the Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza in Egypt, sitting |
Beau Monde
Embrace PrejudiceJanuary 27, 2010 I do not much care for the obese. Worse, they make me feel nauseous. I dislike |