Nick Cohen targets the twin vices of wilful myopia and bad faith

Nick Cohen is on very good form in the Observer, examining the reaction of parts of the left to the London bombs and concluding that “There are many tasks in the coming days. Staying calm, helping the police and protecting Muslim communities from neo-Nazi attack are high among them. But the greatest is to resolve to see the world for what it is and remove the twin vices of wilful myopia and bad faith which have disfigured too much liberal thought for too long.”