| 单词 | civilised |
| 例句 | We’d all remain perfectly civilised and just go on our way, but if we timed it right, and she was taken off-guard, we’d see—Ruth insisted—that she really was afraid of us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw vessels near the shore and found myself suddenly transported back to the neighbourhood of civilised man. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z We prefer, none the less, to recognise human nature as we find it displayed in the everyday behaviour of the civilised majority in modern life—imperfect, no doubt, but certainly cooperative and frequently benevolent. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I’d make him ride in that car like a civilised man or stay at home. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The film follows a ragtag band of English civil war deserters as a mushroom-taking circle takes hold, the last vestiges of civilised interaction going to hell. Ben Wheatley: 'I don't think I'll ever be a Hollywood guy' 2013-06-22T05:00:00Z As rallies go, the gathering in Bawtry was a civilised one. 'Save our library' 2011-02-05T19:09:48Z There's something very civilised about it, it's got a nice sense of community. Shaun Tan: 'I'd like to be Bilbo Baggins' 2012-08-24T15:17:56Z There was no class in the civilised world with money enough to get rid of their children that did not get rid of them. From the archive, 7 July 1923: How to find men fit to govern 2010-07-07T09:09:00Z Happily for Persepolis, the archaeology of ancient Persia is also central to Iranian national pride, since it proves how much older and more civilised they are than the Sunni Arabs. The hill of gold 2011-02-19T00:05:32Z There's something very civilised about the idea of a piano bar. This week's new comedy 2011-02-19T00:06:04Z He has rosy cheeks, spectacles, and the air of a civilised headmaster. From the Observer archive, 21 July 1968: The Kray twins on trial 2012-07-21T23:05:34Z Equally, we don't these days allow ourselves the civilised pause for food and thought that was the hour-long lunch break. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 19-23 November 2012-11-19T07:00:00Z The same dynamic is explored as the group of young boys and men disintegrate from civilised behaviour to raw, instinctive violence and greed. This week's new dance 2011-03-05T00:07:47Z He added: “Such brutality and bestiality cannot be allowed in any civilised society.” Backlash in Pakistan as police appear to blame woman motorist for gang rape 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z I reckon it's a very promising and civilised use of the latest technology. Will Iran shoot itself in the foot with a video game about Rushdie? 2012-06-30T23:05:50Z There’s the dichotomy of functioning in a civilised society where you politely wait at the post office for your turn, but also being an animal with everything that contains. True Blood to Tarzan: how Alexander Skarsgård swung into Hollywood 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z On the other, it might just as well be set during the dark ages, in a realm of grinding poverty and ironclad irrationality, leagues away from the civilised world. 'Beyond the Hills has no obvious villains': Cristian Mungiu 2013-03-07T17:35:43Z Twain's protagonist takes advantage of his knowledge to set up the infrastructure of a civilised society. Michael Brooks's top 10 time travel books 2012-11-28T13:38:00Z Though I am a modern, civilised, 21st-century young woman, there is a pesky corner that still thinks it is roaming the terrifying landscape our ancestors navigated thousands of years ago. 'Sick and asphyxiating' – why we live in an age of anxiety 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z Complementary tea and biscuits I often give interviews at One Aldwych, a London hotel that serves a civilised pot of tea with a complementary plate of biscuits: two cherry-coconut and two chocolate. Lionel Shriver: 'If you're thin, you are a kook; if you're fat, you're a failure' 2013-05-11T07:00:27Z Working men and women in the North East have fought, generation after generation, for the right to read and grow intellectually, culturally and socially – to be as 'civilised' as anyone else. Newcastle library closure plans outrage writers 2012-11-21T12:48:44Z Roman life was fantastically civilised and truly barbaric. Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum – review 2013-03-26T00:09:44Z Laura Swaffield, chair of The Library Campaign said: "Libraries are the last refuge of a civilised society and cost next to nothing to run." Library campaigners predict 1,000 closures by 2016 2013-07-12T11:11:22Z He is Shakespeare as I think he should be performed – untamed, not civilised and polite, but alive and kicking. Why Shakespeare is … Palestinian 2012-06-11T14:10:02Z These now offer unique glimpses of the past, since most of that gritty, heartfelt music has been civilised out of existence. Humanity’s heartbeat 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z I was not without sympathy for James – he gets threatened a lot, and he certainly seemed to prefer a civilised exchange to an ugly confrontation. The Repo Man; 12 Year Old Lifer: True Stories – TV review 2013-05-03T06:00:00Z This is a city that, like Boston, has a sedate, civilised surface and a turbulent, aggressive underworld. Animal Kingdom ? review 2011-02-27T00:05:24Z Hair was political, too, and formed part of a debate about Indian racial characteristics and whether natives were capable of being civilised. Hair-erasing 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z “The duel is a form of civilised, ordered violence, ostentatiously different from brawls and other, lower forms of aggression,” writes Mr Leigh. Men at arms 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z They have been explicit in their belief that a flourishing arts scene is an essential part of a civilised society. Arts and the new coalition government 2010-05-21T23:07:00Z "What Deadwood did was to talk about how capitalism started, how civilised society came in and how that brought its own problems." Ian McShane: rogue trader 2013-03-16T08:59:01Z Capital punishment should be a thing of the past and has no place in the supposedly civilised societies that many of us are lucky enough to live in. Readers recommend: songs about capital punishment – results 2013-07-11T13:00:00Z The second screening took place at a more civilised mid-afternoon spot, the central downtown Ritz cinema. SXSW 2011: A festival where you can really get your teeth into cinema 2011-03-17T19:36:11Z Time for Spain to become a civilised nation, and ban this horrific "sport". Spain lifts live TV bullfight ban 2012-09-05T17:17:40Z Watching them interact is a genuine, civilised joy. Peter and Alice – review 2013-03-25T23:00:01Z Pack a picnic for this very civilised afternoon in the leafy grounds of a Jacobean stately home, Hatfield House. Summer holidays 2013: outdoor events in the UK 2013-07-04T10:07:00Z We don't do that today, but it's this kind of detail about funerals – which I see as a communal act of mercy and a sign of a civilised society – that's missing from this exhibition. A funeral director's view on Death: A Self-Portrait 2012-11-18T19:30:01Z “These three human rights are, I believe, essential steps toward a civilised and humane society, for which we should all continue to strive.” Irons defends himself against critics of his Berlinale role 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Despite the best efforts of well-motivated staff, most of what happens in the prison system is not geared to promote civilised, considerate, pro-social conduct. Gordon Behind Bars: the task he faces 2012-06-27T10:54:30Z Spanning multiple weekends plus US offshoots, ATP's underground music pow-wow combines civilised touches – roofs, bathrooms, kettles - with feral aural challenges from big names and margin-walkers alike. The 10 best music festivals 2010-05-08T23:07:00Z “It is truly terrible to see a distinguished-looking, ‘civilised’ older man crying without restraint in bitterness and sorrow because he cannot understand what is going on or why he is being held prisoner,” she writes. Corin Redgrave: He lost his memory of our life together 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z When a safe place is needed for Joshua to meet his duplicitous lawyers, the location chosen is Victoria's quiet, infinitely civilised National Gallery. Animal Kingdom ? review 2011-02-27T00:05:24Z But the fact that the prison system grinds so slowly in ensuring people receive proper care shows they are not institutions fit for a civilised society.” Funeral and vigil held for woman found dead in Holloway prison cell 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z A guy was touring with us to write a book about it, but it was a very civilised tour and it was suggested that it wouldn't be a very exciting book. Rock decor 2010-06-03T21:00:00Z For the more civilised there's Coppola's Dracula, and for the sincerely debauched, Saturday is an all-nighter, with films, parties, horror-director guests and offbeat awards such as Best Death and Worst Nicolas Cage Movie. This week's new film events 2013-07-20T05:00:00Z "People whose antecedents came from the jungle were primitive, Hitler said with a shrug; their physiques were stronger than civilised whites." The shameful legacy of the Olympic Games 2012-06-14T19:00:08Z So, rich and splendid as these nomads were, you wouldn't call them civilised. The ghosts of ancient Afghanistan 2011-02-27T21:30:00Z With his own evident belief in civilised sociability, and the salving power of the annual dinner of academicians, Saumarez Smith writes as something of an 18th-century gent himself. The Royal Academy: a story of sulks and squabbles 2013-01-04T22:55:14Z I hope the season of Frieze Masters sees a truly civilised art culture finally arrive in Britain. Modern masters: can contemporary art mix with ancient treasures? 2012-10-01T15:03:01Z As the evening progresses, civilised behaviour breaks down, revealing that the parents are not so different from their children. The Dinner by Herman Koch – review 2012-08-17T21:45:05Z Those comical bunnies were once imported to feed starving North Koreans, while the lobster is now a symbol of civilised cruelty. This week's new exhibitions 2010-07-30T23:06:00Z Nick Ormerod's set, incorporating battlefield chaos in a world of civilised chic, reinforces the point that murderous monstrosity, as with charity, begins at home. Ubu Roi – review 2013-04-12T18:43:57Z The inaugural match of the tournament, between Russia and Saudi Arabia, kicked off early in Moscow, which meant it was a relatively civilised 1:00 am in Vladivostok. On edge of Russia, World Cup viewing is for the diehard fan 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z The weather is glorious, further improving a festival as relaxed, compact, civilised and fun as they get. Indietracks ? review 2011-08-02T18:02:34Z In the same way that “civilised divorce” is an oxymoron, you can’t have a sensible conversation about leaving the EU. My husband’s boasts are worse since Brexit – and I can’t stand it | Dear Mariella 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z Many of his movies are allegories on the absence of civilised behaviour in the conduct of war, exposing humankind's innate propensity towards violence and cruelty in the absence of a moral and spiritual code. Kaneto Shindo 2012-05-30T16:58:59Z The arts and cultural sectors are united by their embodiment of civil and civilised society. Museums, libraries and the arts have much to gain from each other 2011-07-14T18:30:01Z Although a punch is thrown and bitter words exchanged, this is about a buried turbulence that registers forcefully on the civilised seismographs of the characters' minds and hearts. A Late Quartet – review 2013-04-06T23:06:19Z It distressed her to see them vilified, and for her attempt to show that there's no Them and Us – "no line between the bottom and the civilised" – to have been misconceived or misunderstood. Irina Popova's photographs: voyeuristic and exploitative, or objective social comment? 2012-06-15T15:30:00Z Perhaps the civilised habit of apology and atonement, so far from divorcing us from the misdeeds of the past, encourages their repetition. Cannes 2013: The Past – review 2013-05-17T11:16:07Z Bernard Levin was only half joking when he claimed that "no man may call himself fully civilised if he misses an opportunity to hear Janet Baker sing". Janet Baker: A life in music 2012-07-13T21:54:02Z Like any noble savage, he is betrayed by his own desire and civilised by man's cruel cunning. King Kong: No 10 2010-10-21T10:45:00Z Audiences not yet accustomed to cheap air travel or the idea of globalisation were unprepared for technicolour National Geographic-style montages of "primitive" rites and "civilised" wrongs. Gualtiero Jacopetti obituary 2011-08-18T21:06:08Z When Clarice Starling is first assigned to interview Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, we are told, in Thomas Harris's novel, that "a brief silence follows the name, always, in any civilised gathering". Tim Roth: who's the daddy? 2012-05-20T19:00:12Z "The idea of a bookshop with a bar sounds pretty civilised to me," he says. Browsing the bookshop of the future 2013-09-24T09:38:45Z Gross had become an indispensable friend of the publisher George Weidenfeld, who called him "a deeply civilised and compassionate observer of human frailty, a good-humoured sceptic who never forgets but almost always forgives". John Gross obituary 2011-01-11T18:09:15Z Araki works along the fault lines of Japanese culture – between the public and the private, the civilised and the seedy. Is Nobuyoshi Araki's photography art or porn? 2013-05-08T15:12:52Z April may be the cruellest month, but I am planning to render it civilised and to take my antibiotics in a regular manner. And now there's a book out there with your name on it. Imagine that 2011-04-12T11:51:16Z It's natural to become exasperated, passionate, even enraged: but grown adults should be able to do so within the boundaries of civilised language. Is it unparliamentary to call someone a 'muttering idiot'? 2012-05-26T17:19:01Z I think what we are seeing is the end of a golden age – not simply for the theatre, but for much of what we've accepted as normal and civilised for 60 years. Arts funding cuts will bring down the curtain on our theatre's golden age 2010-07-28T12:31:00Z Such a civilised scene, soundtracked by details from life's murky underbelly, perfectly sums up the UK's premier folk festival, now in its 43rd year and still hugely successful. Cambridge folk festival ? review 2011-08-01T11:53:36Z Napoleon and his remaining followers thought this a great betrayal by a civilised and liberal nation. A near-run thing 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z A perfectly pleasant, civilised people, under certain circumstances, did cruel, horrible things, and this image captures the aftermath. Photographer Sean Smith's best shot 2011-08-21T21:29:01Z Listen out for the museum guide’s description of “the many artefacts the famed explorer Titus Braithwaite was given, in exchange for teaching these savage tribes the ways of civilised man”. Lovecraft Country recap: season one, episode four – misogyny, murder and Montrose 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z The state, however brutally, civilised its citizens and persuaded them to surrender the satisfactions of vengeance to impartial law. The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker – review 2012-11-19T07:02:01Z Don't mess with my masturbatory autonomy, these advocates moan; this is not only convenient for a wander round my sexual consciousness, sister, but civilised. Porn is like meat. Ask how it is made before consuming it 2013-03-18T09:30:01Z “Now you take your first civilised bath,” says his genial host. My favourite film aged 12: You Only Live Twice 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z The Chapman brothers are trying to help grown-ups be more civilised? How the Chapman Brothers became the brothers grim 2010-08-03T20:31:00Z But in that civilised land, English was already the medium of economic and social advancement. Scots: an auld dug with plenty of bite 2010-06-04T21:00:00Z That film also goes to pains to draw parallels between our supposed hero and his child-killing nemesis, while Death Wish made a point of explicitly placing its protagonist at odds with civilised society. The Equalizer: why have Hollywood vigilantes gone soft? 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z But there are also sweetness and self-deprecation alongside the raucous threats to civilised behaviour. Rubberbandits – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-10T11:05:59Z Looking at this time-stopping, entrancing painting by Cézanne, you get the feeling that Keynes represents a lost age of civilised reason. Nan Goldin, Tony Cragg and Robert Rauschenberg ? the week in art 2011-07-22T12:06:33Z In the final scene of the film, a herd of insanely angry, berserk black-and-white cows definitively dispels the illusion of a civilised rural life. Cheers for Frears 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z British cinemas should continue to show Panahi's films, to remind the world of the humane, civilised artist that is being silenced. Cry freedom for Jafar Panahi 2010-12-21T11:15:46Z The great merit of “Massacre” is to focus attention on the enormity of the moral outrage perpetrated by a modern state and a supposedly civilised society against its own citizens. Spring uprising 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z For me, Prevenge was an explosion, a primal scream about stuff we don’t talk about, that we keep concealed and civilised. Alice Lowe: ‘I was terrified that Bill Nighy was going to hate me’ 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z In faraway lands, people are happy to do things as they always did them, and in so-called civilised societies our only aim is to break down the past, do something different. Joanna Lumley: 'I'm a happy person. But injustice I loathe' 2010-04-02T23:12:00Z Translated into the realm of art, of a humanity that likes to consider itself civilised, these things become dismal indeed. Hill of Doors by Robin Robertson – review 2013-03-01T17:45:01Z We may like to think of ourselves as civilised but that civilisation is in large part bestowed by material wealth. Stuff Matters by Mark Miodownik – review 2013-06-17T08:01:04Z The 2 million people in our creative industries and our reputation as a society that is both civilised and creative demand no less. Letters: Our commitment to the arts is rock solid 2010-07-30T23:06:00Z Instead breakfast is on offer until a very civilised 3pm with a menu of small plates that takes in pancakes, bagels and shakshuka. Ode to Cologne: A German city full of views and brews 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z RN Ancient Worlds 9pm, BBC2 Because so many of their ideas underpin our own society, we like to think of the ancient Greeks as "rational, cultured, humane, civilised". Tonight's TV highlights: Edwardian Farm 2010-11-24T00:05:00Z Most of us will not die of an untidy bedroom, but it is nice to think that your children could at one stage be civilised enough to live with someone. 'Your child is going to experiment': what teenagers really think 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z We are a civilised, sophisticated nation that takes the political process seriously. John O'Farrell: the comedian turned politician with a shot at Eastleigh 2013-02-27T15:00:04Z For the subject of "Vanitas", a young Creole girl trembling on the border into adulthood, the promised land is France, "all things gracious and fine and civilised, and no sacrés nègres about the place". Astray by Emma Donoghue – review 2012-11-09T22:54:01Z Over the years, Santa Barbara has gained a reputation as a wealthy, nice, civilised, possibly slightly stodgy kind of place where people wear floaty linen and drink San Pellegrino. Uncovering Cali cool in Santa Barbara's Funk Zone 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Photograph: Rex While its sister festival in Reading became a mudbath, bright sunshine helped the northern leg of this year's veteran rock event in Leeds get off to an unusually civilised start. Leeds festival 2010 2010-08-29T17:04:00Z Murray took one look at their student digs and decided to clean some glasses so everyone could have a civilised drink. The 10 best Bill Murray moments 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z And the final image of his death, slumped across a schoolroom desk, reinforces Mann's point about the precariousness of civilised values. Don't mention the phwoar: the future of German theatre 2011-03-13T21:31:00Z This is a serene and civilised start to the day, with just the right balance to talk and music. Radio review: Rob Cowan's Breakfast Show 2011-02-10T07:59:00Z But she found herself offending two camps: those who rejected the suggestion there is still some animal inside us civilised humans, and those who believe her findings undermine efforts to achieve equality. Breaking the cycle: women are learning to love their hormones 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z But despite the jokes, the civilised trays of teas and the good-natured banter with police, the mood outside the north-west London library was one of anger and incredulity. Brought to book 2012-05-16T19:48:15Z What they seem to be is a celebration of a cloistered, civilised bath-house, with their tiles and hookahs and disporting female flesh. Picasso: War, peace and a life of extremes 2010-05-19T20:29:00Z No. As it was a Tuesday, we were civilised. Blind date: ‘I think she liked me. I got good vibes’ 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z The Afghan children of today are getting useful, vital information from Sesame Street about the role of women in a civilised society. Sesame Street's new Muppet takes on the Taliban (and the trolls) 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Several dearly maintained social conventions are up for grabs, including the one that tells us not to laugh at disabled people, and the one that assures us we're more civilised than, say, the Tudors. All the King's Fools: 'Disability is deep in comedy's DNA' 2011-02-24T10:18:28Z Inevitably, The Crown invites comparisons between the civilised political discourse of the Churchill days and current standards. John Lithgow: 'When the Brexit movie lands, I call dibs on Boris Johnson' 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z It's like a jet stream, blowing up and down in the most civilised places on earth. Rupert Everett: 'Sex is over. I'm not motivated by it any more' 2013-04-21T07:30:01Z "This is all very civilised" is a frequent comment from the stages. Deer Shed festival ? review 2011-07-25T17:01:00Z "Our thought about children is that they're pretty much psychotic, and that through sweets and other forms of coercion they are civilised." How the Chapman Brothers became the brothers grim 2010-08-03T20:31:00Z These are the people who judge the difficult balance of a civilised justice system – between the hope that offenders can be redeemed, and the safety of the society into which they have been released. TV highlights 05/02/2013 2013-02-04T20:00:04Z Denis was a highly educated, civilised man with a range of interests, who you felt secretly wanted to be at home listening to his beloved Mozart. How Granada TV chairman Sir Denis Forman changed my life 2013-03-04T16:53:01Z Responding to the post, Mr Parfett added: "These people encourage others to die and celebrate death, they have no place in a civilised society." Sky and TalkTalk block suicide website linked to 50 deaths 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z He said he would only call Ms Robinson at "civilised" hours, except on an occasion when he called her at 04:00 to help him get to hospital after he had an accident. Robert De Niro takes stand to deny ex-assistant's gender discrimination claim 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Telegram founder Pavel Durov said his service was banning the channel for calling for violence, something he said violated Telegram's rules and those of "the entire civilised world." Russian Rabbi asks Kremlin to punish mob who stormed airport to 'catch' Jews 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z "The fate of our poor people will go down in history as a disgrace and a shame for the Armenian people and for the whole civilised world," he told Reuters. Nagorno-Karabakh: Ethnic Armenians leave amid cleansing fear 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z "The fate of our poor people will go down in history as a disgrace and a shame for the Armenian people and for the whole civilised world," Babayan said. Karabakh Armenians will leave for Armenia, adviser to leader says 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed the EU's decision not to further extend the ban on Kyiv's grain exports, but said his government would react "in civilised fashion" if EU member states broke EU rules. Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to introduce own bans on Ukraine grains 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z "And if the decisions of our neighbours are not neighbourly, Ukraine will respond in a civilised manner." Ukraine's Zelenskiy welcomes EU lifting grain export ban, warns neighbours 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z "I fundamentally believe there are more civilised ways to express one's views than burning things," Hummelgaard said. Danish government prepares bill to stop Koran burnings 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z "Those people shopped in Waitrose, came from Bath, travelled by train, took their rubbish home - they were all very civilised and nice people," he says. Migrant barge: Portland is a dumping ground, residents say 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z "When we have such a miserable neighbour, then we need to join some kind of alliance - join the civilised world - to have serious support and serious partners." On eve of NATO meet, Ukrainian troops eye more help amid tough fighting 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z "That is, when it is better for us that foreigners leave in a civilised way, rather than quitting and just locking up the business they owned." Analysis: Remaining Western firms face tricky Russian exits 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z "It doesn't make sense in a civilised society." The Troubles: Amendments will bolster legacy bill - Lord Caine 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry, accused Prague of turning its back on "a civilised dialogue" and of being in thrall to anti-Russian sentiment. Russia accuses Prague of 'illegal' move against its embassy, pledges action 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z "The culture of civilised conversation is completely lost." Serbians hand in guns and question culture of violence after two shootings 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z A spokesperson for Taiwan's office overseeing relations with Beijing, the Mainland Affairs Council, said China's inspection operation was "not civilised" behaviour but they had not yet received reports of harassment or requests to board ships. Analysis: Taiwan braces for new China pressure tactic in disputed strait 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z He then took an oath, swearing to be loyal to China's constitution and to "work hard to build a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilised, harmonious and great modern socialist country". Li Qiang: China elects Xi Jinping ally as premier 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z "We should get rid of Russians in the nuclear sector, in a civilised world they cannot be present as a partner of business," Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko told the same conference on Wednesday. Poland, Ukraine call for nuclear energy sanctions against Russia 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z "I don't believe in a major offensive, or in the possibility of a Russian victory against the whole civilised world," said a second senior source close to the Kremlin, who also declined to be named. Putin, secure in power, sets stage for long and draining war 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z While he does not like the “arms dealer” label, he said the weapons business is better than its reputation: “Contrary to what people say, it’s quite a civilised market.” Belgian arms trader tangles with minister over tanks for Ukraine 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z "The civilised world does not need this organisation. It must repent to humanity and be dissolved as a criminal entity," he wrote in an earlier post. Russia's Medvedev warns NATO over supplying Ukraine with Patriot systems 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z He called for the creation of an "international ad-hoc tribunal", supported by countries of "the whole civilised world" who opposed the invasion to hold Russia to account. Russian attacks on energy grid amount to genocide, says Ukraine 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z "Peace. There is always a need for peace. Civilised society… and this is happening? Well, it means it is not civilised enough. I wish we'd learn that faster. All of us." Ukraine's secret weapon - the medics in the line of fire 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z "This is a political case. They're trying to stigmatise the absolutely normal, civilised Russian opposition." Ukraine war: Russian activist writes letters from jail 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z "I think it's an attitude that, you know, we live in the civilised world and you guys are a bunch of rednecks," said Kevin McCarney, an insurance advisor and local Republican party chairman. US midterms: Pro- and anti-Trump Republicans' fates diverge in Colorado 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Mr Johnson said using a nuclear weapon would mean Mr Putin "would immediately tender Russia's resignation from the club of civilised nations". Boris Johnson confirms he is attending COP27 in Egypt 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z "Cinema is a civilised and important means to get the voice of children and the people of Gaza to the world." Film festival gives Gazans a rare taste of the movies 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z The lead defence lawyer, Melisa McNeill, told the court: "He was doomed in the womb. And in a civilised society, do we kill brain damaged, mentally ill, broken people?" Why the Parkland gunman was spared the death penalty 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z "Brazil needs to be transformed into a civilised country, it can't fall victim to inhumane people," he added. Lula: Can Brazil's 'most popular president' win again? 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z "If you are doing nothing it means you are just prolonging this war with Ukraine, this is just ridiculous, the whole civilised world has to be united on that." Ukraine urges EU to cap Russian oil price now under new sanctions 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Prak Sokhonn, Cambodia's foreign minister, said he told a meeting of foreign ministers they must have calm, dignified, polite, and civilised discussions. Strong arguments over Taiwan at 'lively' ASEAN meeting, chair says 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z "As a civilised society we have to address it we have to make sure that finance is available." Ravaged social care sector urgently needs more money, say MPs 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z This was wonderfully civilised and friendly, but the atmosphere lost nothing for that. 'Women's football will never be the same again' 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z "If you want to live in a civilised world, we have to do something, that’s it. And I am kind of proud to stay on the right side of history here," Thal said. German firefighter helps out on frontline in Ukraine's Kharkiv 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z "We will happily share borsch and its recipes with all civilised countries. And with uncivilised ones too, so that they have at least something good, tasty and Ukrainian," he added. Borsch soup in Ukraine added to Unesco endangered heritage list 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Antoinette said there had been a breakdown of any "civilised behaviour" at the hospital. Muckamore patient subjected to 'Victorian model of care' 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Vicious Twitter spats, pile-ons, misinformation and "filter bubbles" - where people shut out any news sources they are likely to disagree with - were seen as threats to civilised discourse. Social media: Did the pandemic poison online politics? 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z "With regret we continue to notice open attacks on the Russian media from the countries of the so-called collective West who call themselves civilised," Maria Zakharova, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman, told reporters. Russia closes Moscow bureau of Canadian broadcaster CBC 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z "Russia is not renewing or rebuilding anything. It aims to destroy and terrorise... If we fall this horde will go further and the whole civilised world will be in danger." Mariupol steelworks: 'We have wounded and dead inside the bunkers' 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z "Boycott imports to Russia - if they do not adhere to civilised rules, then they should not receive goods and services from civilisation - let the war feed them," he said. Ukraine's president seeks international trade embargo on Russia 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z "This is the sound of a new iron curtain, which has come down, and is cutting Russia off from the civilised world." Zelensky: The comedian president who is rising to the moment 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z Ukraine's leader has said a "new iron curtain" is falling and closing Russia off from the "civilised world" after it invaded its neighbour. Ukraine conflict: Zelensky warns of new iron curtain as Russia invades 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z He added: "Sarah Smith is a great professional whom I have known for almost three decades - she is independent of party or constitutional position. The culture of politics does need civilised, and on all sides." Calls for reckoning over online abuse of political journalist 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z However, the city's Conservative group leader Paul Doughty said he believed the tradition of innocent until proven guilty was the "cornerstone of a civilised society". Prince Andrew faces calls to give up Duke of York title 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Authorities have said they want to promote a “civilised” internet. Weibo fined by Chinese regulator for publishing illegal information 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The State Council published guidelines towards building a “civilised” internet last month, saying that the cyberspace should be used to promote education about the ruling Communist Party and its achievements. China regulator says will step up efforts to build 'civilised internet' 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z "Is this something we really want to do as a civilised nation? Putting our poorest people into poverty is surely not the way forward as we come out of the pandemic." Universal credit: Tory peer issues fresh call for vote on benefit uplift end 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z “I care about my country and I want it to be civilised,” she says. San Marino abortion debate heats up ahead of historic referendum 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Speaking on the BBC's The Andrew Marr Show, Labour's Mr Khan said: "We must be able to have this conversation in a civilised way." MP Rosie Duffield says public women always thinking about security 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z "If he does, it will be a default judgement against him that will be, in effect, enforced not only in the United States, but in virtually every civilised country in the world," he said. Prince Andrew can't ignore courts, says Virginia Giuffre's lawyer 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z “Unilateral coercive measures are without a doubt at odds with the principle of non-intervention, unbecoming of any civilised nation,” she wrote. Hong Kong minister signals path to adopting China anti-sanctions law 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z "It's all very civilised... and I might follow it with something stronger," she said. FA Cup final: How Leicester fans are marking the match 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z Sometimes I have to walk the entire length of the ground to find a toilet that is slightly more civilised than the changing room. 'You need thick skin to work in men's football' 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z "These are uncivilised policies to promote 'civilised' dog-raising," one said, with others criticising the "extreme" measure. Chinese county to review decision to ban public dog walking 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z "Really? The face of NZ's new Foreign Minister? Facial tattoos are not exactly a polished civilised presentation for a foreign diplomat in the 21st century," she said. New Zealand: Book pulled after author criticises Maori tattoo 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z "We strongly condemn the actions by the Chinese embassy in Fiji staff for seriously violating the rule of law and civilised code of conduct," Taiwan foreign ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou said. China-Taiwan tensions erupt over diplomats' fight in Fiji 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z “In Italy you can’t abort in a civilised way despite the law being there – and this is what we need to be discussing more.” Italian women take legal action over foetus graves marked with mothers' names 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z The risk we face is nothing less than the downfall of the civilised world, perhaps in the lifetime of today’s schoolchildren. The Guardian's climate promise: we will keep raising the alarm 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z It also says that the policy is to promote "civilised" dog-raising habits. Chinese county to review decision to ban public dog walking 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z “It is self evident in any democratic and civilised society that they should be moved from the streets into a new structure,” he told reporters at the site. Greek police move refugees to Lesbos tent camp after fire 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Pledging to build a “united, prosperous, civilised, harmonious and beautiful new, modern, socialist Tibet”, Xi said China needed to strengthen the role of the Communist Party in the territory and better integrate its ethnic groups. Xi says China to step up efforts to fight 'splittism' in Tibet 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z Under current conditions, any further jeopardy to the restaurant industry, a pleasant and civilised aspect of pre-lockdown Britain, is exceptionally unwelcome. Restaurant no-shows are people I can really sink my teeth into | David Mitchell 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z Greece, home to many millions of Orthodox followers, called it an "open provocation to the civilised world". Church body wants Hagia Sophia decision reversed 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z The bones of 4600 people in cardboard boxes, and all in one place – Adelaide, which has long considered itself the most civilised of Australian cities because it largely escaped the foundational convict stain. The room of the dead: how a museum became a halfway house for bones and spirits 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Whenever we talk about the British abroad, we constantly talk about how we “civilised” people. Pride, power, pedals and protest: black British photographers pick a best shot 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Not just for civilised society, but also Barcelona Football Club. Barcelona v Atlético Madrid: La Liga – live! 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z In May, officials said a ranking of “civilised cities” would no longer penalise for the presence of street stalls. 'China's lifeblood': street hawkers make surprise return to fire up ailing economy 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Protecting these vulnerable populations only when doing so protects the rest of us can’t fit many people’s definition of a civilised society. Coronavirus pushes us to protect the vulnerable. The real test is what happens next | Laura Spinney 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z In Ningxia in north-west China, a video tutorial by local state media tells residents in local dialect of a “new trend in civilised dining”. China's 'dining table revolution' takes aim at shared chopsticks 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z "During the whole process, the police enforced law in a civilised manner, ensured my rest time and food. They also cared about me very much," he said. Journalist reappears two months after Wuhan chase 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z The Metropolitan Board of Works, which oversaw its construction, hailed it as an “appropriate, and appropriately civilised, cityscape for a prosperous commercial society”. Cities after coronavirus: how Covid-19 could radically alter urban life 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z She said there were groups of people "who just refuse to engage in civilised debate" and insist they will not appear with someone with her views. Transphobia row professor wants 'civilised debate' 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Officials argued they were entering a national "civilised city" competition, and that residents were banned from wearing pyjamas in public. Chinese city 'shames' public pyjama wearers 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z “As civilised and educated as I am, I want to be there yelling at ministers dining in fancy restaurants with our money. I want to be there to humiliate them.” Hundreds injured in Lebanon as violence flares in ‘week of anger’ 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z Donald Trump’s threat to destroy the sites of ancient Persia should send a shiver down the spine of any civilised person. Donald Trump’s belligerent threats to Iran’s cultural sites are grotesque | Simon Jenkins 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Taking office, he claimed Brazil owed its culture to Portugal which “civilised” rather than “colonised” his homeland. 'Unqualified, dangerous': the oddball officials running Bolsonaro's Brazil 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z One detainee from Ghana, sentenced to 14 years for robbery, said prison guards spoke to them “in a civilised way”. Christmas card 'cry for help': in the Chinese prison at the centre of forced labour claims 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Milanović called for a civilised contest rather than a battle, referring to traditionally deep divisions in Crotia between the political left and right. Croatian president to face leftist former PM in second-round run-off 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z “A country which thinks of itself as civilised should not be behaving like this with these magnificent big bears.” Failed million-pound bid for Scottish panda ‘has been a disgrace’ 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z "They are an impediment to the free interchange of goods and services upon which civilised society rests." What happened at the last December election? 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z His response, says Novoselov, was “a display of aggression by Europe against everything civilised”; Young, he says, characterised his work as a conspiracy directed from on high by “someone important”. 'People are caught up in magical thinking': was the oldest woman in the world a fraud? 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z "I was preparing for a civilised chart battle with the Oxford rockers," says James Arthur, with a smile. James Arthur: I'm a pesky X Factor type 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z “We thought that in the 21st century and as part of the EU, it would act in a more democratic and civilised way,” he said. Amid turmoil in Barcelona, ex-Catalan president says independence push went ‘too far, too fast’ 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z "This is despicable and should not be happening in a civilised society," she said. Man shot in presence of young child in Belfast 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z I feel on the whole the world is moving forward, although there are many attempts to turn the clock back, but I think we’re in a more civilised and humane world. Jung Chang: ‘To be a writer was the most dangerous profession’ 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z I agree with him, though perhaps not wholeheartedly – I am Irish, after all – on the British commitment to liberal values and the civilised life. 'My ties to England have loosened': John le Carré on Britain, Boris and Brexit 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z “No civilised society should be getting rid of its waste to a developing country.” 'Plastic recycling is a myth': what really happens to your rubbish? 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Presumption of innocence, legal representation and the right to judicial appeal – everything that distinguishes a civilised democracy from an autocracy – is severely restricted. Humiliating Kashmir is part of Modi’s plan to remake India | Kapil Komireddi 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z “No civilised society or rule of law society will tolerate rampant violence,” said Yang Guang, a spokesman for the office which handles Hong Kong and Macau events for Beijing. Anger as Hong Kong protesters appear in court on rioting charges 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z The airbrakes are a much more civilised way of slowing down. Bloodhound Diary: All roads lead to South Africa 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z “No civilised society or rule of law society will tolerate rampant violence,” said Yang Guang, a spokesman for the office. China calls for Hong Kong to swiftly punish violent protesters 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Iran’s Association of Surgeons has strongly condemned the move, describing it as ‘extremely worrying, damaging to our profession and the prestige of Iran in the eyes of the civilised world.’ The Daily 202: ‘Do not write him off.’ Five savvy observations about Trump from the British ambassador’s cables. 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z They are protesting because fighting peacefully for civilised values is always the right thing to do. I felt the fear of abduction by China in Hong Kong. Appeasing Bejing has to stop | Ma Jian 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z She said the clashes between protesters and police were "unacceptable for any civilised societies". Hong Kong leader criticises 'organised riots' 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z For a civilised democracy to work you need the losers consent, politicians not accepting the referendum result have led us to this. Nigel Farage doused with milkshake in Newcastle 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z We wanted to handle this in a civilised way. Telstar striker sacked for throwing a sickie to watch Ajax against Tottenham 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z "We must continue to deal with Brexit with an open mind and in a civilised manner," he said. UK MEPs could sit for 'months or longer' 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z They are not welcome at our club, they are not welcome in civilised society.” West Ham 'disgusted' after fans are filmed chanting antisemitic abuse 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z The Guardian struck me as the most civilised of all newspapers back when I was a kid in Wrexham and I never wanted to write for any other. Guardian culture critics: 'Art entangles itself with the raw reality of our world' 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z “Our ideas of a certain civilised way of doing business in the west are once again being challenged,” he said last month. A shambles on which the sun never sets: how the world sees Brexit 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z It has become commonplace for pundits to lament that social media has undermined civilised debate and to suggest that angry Twitter mobs may be harmful to democracy. Fifty shades of white: the long fight against racism in romance novels 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z It is time to accept that a mosque in the ostensibly civilised, nonsectarian west is now as vulnerable as a church in Egypt, and raise those blocks. Until Christchurch I thought it was worth debating with Islamophobes. Not any more | Nesrine Malik 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z My home is in a very civilised wood in California. Joan Baez: ‘Music can move people to do things’ 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z A painter of luminous royal portraits and ethereal chapel frescoes who also made a worldly series of prints that he called Los Caprichos, satirising “the foibles and follies to be found in any civilised society”. Goya's Black Paintings: ‘Some people can hardly even look at them’ 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z "Political friends and foes alike deserve civilised treatment," he tweeted. MP urges police action over 'Nazi taunts' 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z "I reiterate our willingness to coexist in a civilised way despite our differences, in a relationship of peace, respect and mutual benefit with the United States." Cuba's Castro denounces US 'confrontation' 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z “Brexit means Brexit” is the sort of fantastically infantile phrase you can get away with in our fantastically infantile country, but which obviously – obviously! – should never be spoken in civilised society. Brownfinger May pulls off ‘le backwards’ in Brussels and heads for Pizza Hut stardom | Marina Hyde 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z “This is supposed to be the richest and most civilised continent in the world,” said the Dutch liberal MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld. “This is happening under our noses.” Immigrants in Greece face winter crisis after public sector cuts 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z So imagination is at the bottom of democracy, at the bottom of civilised behaviour and at the bottom of not behaving like a sociopath. AL Kennedy: ‘It is all terrible but that’s when you can’t despair’ 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z At the turn of the 20th century North Dakota’s constitution gave the right to vote only to “civilised persons of Indian descent” who had ended their ties to tribal government. North Dakota ID law could stop Native Americans voting in vital Senate race 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Still, his patient pointillism reveals the larger problem: that newspapers have, for years now, relentlessly demonised Muslims, setting them up as the implacable enemy of everything that is liberal, British and civilised. One man’s (very polite) fight against media Islamophobia 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Can we see how this might be at odds with civilised society? 'Headphones don't rape women' 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Zaslavskiy, citing people who knew Kukes, described him as “cautious, friendly, civilised and westernised” – and keen to distance himself from oligarchs. Russian-US tycoon boasted of ‘active’ involvement in Trump election campaign 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z We couldn’t imagine that the status quo – which was fairly balanced and reasonable and civilised – needs constant maintenance. AL Kennedy: ‘It is all terrible but that’s when you can’t despair’ 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Katharine was responsible for the A-or-B question format, but her main concern was in finding out what conditions best allowed children to develop into “civilised adults”. Myers-Briggs personality tests: what kind of person are you? 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z "Publicly humiliating individuals is unacceptable in a civilised society, especially when we're dealing with children," he wrote. Uzbek row over 'short skirts' in school 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z In 1975, this miracle was “discovered” by Canadian scientists: a use of the word which Aridjis likens to the “misnomer” of Cristoforo Colombo discovering, in 1492, an entire hemisphere that had been civilised for millennia. Can this man save Mexico's natural wonders? 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z London in particular has presented itself very effectively since the 90s as a civilised, slightly retro pleasure ground for the global rich, and How to Spend It has helped burnish that myth. How to Spend It: the shopping list for the 1% 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z In a cast full of young newcomers and civilised character actors, Jean-Claude Van Damme stood out as the archetypal movie star, with an ego to match. 'I punched him so hard he cried': inside the Street Fighter movie 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z In October 2016, after another monument in Poland was taken down, Zakharova denounced “Warsaw’s complete disdain for norms of behaviour accepted in civilised society”. Poles apart: the bitter conflict over a nation’s communist history 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z It seems this civilised approach is just another facet of Vettel’s determination to keep his real persona intact amid the sound and fury of the sport. Sebastian Vettel: ‘I don’t feel special because of what I do as a job’ 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z A civilised argument with the EU is one thing: a determined effort to punish China for a long list of trade-related misdemeanours is another. There’s no panic yet: but Trump’s trade war could get out of hand 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z He said that in “any civilised country” the courts and the police should handle similar cases. Putin criticises #MeToo for delays in alleged attack reports 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z He said: "The right of a defence to see their accuser and to challenge their accuser has been the way of it in all civilised societies for all time." Rape victims 'should not attend court' 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z We look at art commissioned by those on both sides of the abolitionist movement, unpack the subtle agendas in portraits, and examine the role of museums in creating hierarchies of “civilised” and “savage”. Museums are hiding their imperial pasts – which is why my tours are needed | Alice Procter 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Isn’t the measure of any civilised society how it treats its rappers? If we valued black art, Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer would have been for literature | Dotun Adebayo 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z With the rapid rise of advanced technology, we are brought closer to the moment when we must decide how to relate to each other in a rational, civilised manner. Yanis Varoufakis: Marx predicted our present crisis – and points the way out 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z The robustness of the boy’s “civilised” values came as a blow to Sherif, making him angry enough to want to punch one of his young academic helpers. A real-life Lord of the Flies: the troubling legacy of the Robbers Cave experiment 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Russia must decide if it will continue down this dark path, or if it will join with civilised nations as a force for stability and peace. Donald Trump's address on the launch of attacks on Syria – the full text 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z “Russia must decide if it will continue down this dark path or join civilised nations as a force for peace.” Syria: US, UK and France launch air strikes in response to chemical attack 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Modi finally addressed the alleged crimes on Friday evening, telling an event in Delhi they “cannot be part of a civilised society”. Indian court orders arrest of politician for gang-rape 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z And it just feels superior: one woman in Lambayene describes it as “civilised”. Household smoke may be the world’s deadliest environmental hazard 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z “The mark of a civilised society is recognising the rights of every individual, even those responsible for heinous crimes,” said Amnesty east Asia researcher Hiroka Shoji. Japan prepares to execute up to 13 members of Aum Shinrikyo cult 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z We were taught by society that the language wasn't beautiful or civilised. Why I sing in a language I barely speak 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z South Africa has dismissed claims its white farmers are "persecuted" after an Australian minister said they needed help from a "civilised" country. Row over SA's 'persecuted' white farmers 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Councillor Chris Bond, who led the campaign to introduce it, described spitting as "utterly foul" and the "sort of disgusting behaviour" that "shouldn't be tolerated in a civilised society". Why is spitting so bad? 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z "It is the most shameful measure ever proposed to a civilised people," fumed Secretary of State James Blaine. What Trump has in common with Lincoln and Ferris Bueller 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Does this suggest the debate over free speech on campus is becoming more civilised? The University of Chicago puts its principles to the test 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z She travelled with him to London, where she was presented to society as a “civilised savage” and restored the confidence of English investors in the new colonies. 'Trump doesn't understand history': Native Americans tell their story in DC 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z Mr Dutton had earlier told reporters in Australia that South Africa's white farmers "need help from a civilised country like ours". Row over SA's 'persecuted' white farmers 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z "Take part, contribute and enjoy yourself by welcoming the Olympics, being civilised and behaving better," said one slogan. Why is spitting so bad? 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Varadkar has said he hopes the abortion referendum will be conducted in a civilised and mutually respectful manner, but this seems optimistic. Ireland divided as vote on abortion tests faith and the old order 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z In front of the blazing building, on a smaller scale than the burly arsonists, a woman holds her boy’s hand as she asks for humanity with a dignified, civilised gesture. The Bayeux Tapestry – historic, yes, but is it any good? 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z “Genuinely upsetting to see Margaret Atwood attacked for pointing out that ‘innocent until proven guilty’ is the key to a civilised society. Margaret Atwood faces feminist backlash on social media over #MeToo 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z "I am proud and extremely happy for this development and for the kingdom's moves to catch up with civilised measures adopted by many countries," she said. Saudi women make history at football game 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z "The key thing is to draw the distinction between homelessness - which is an abomination in a civilised society - and anti-social behaviour, which is a very bad and deteriorating situation in Windsor". Royal Wedding 'begging' remarks defended 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z For a year, I took a wine course, because wine seemed civilised. How I let drinking take over my life 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z The regional cooperation minister, Tzachi Hanegbi, said Iranian protesters were “courageously risking their lives in the pursuit of freedom”, and called on the “civilised world” to support them. Iran's enemies would be wise not to wish for regime change 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z But he added: "North Korea is a grave threat to all civilised people across the globe." Trump adviser blasts Russia 'subversion' 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z “The toilet issue is no small thing, it’s an important aspect of building civilised cities and countryside,” Xi said in a front page article in the People’s Daily, the Communist party mouthpiece. Xi Jinping makes China's toilets a number two priority 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z In a phone interview on Wednesday, Krut was unrepentant, saying his letter was a plea for a civilised society. 'Entitled' Beverly Hills parents drive kids' soccer ref to quit: 'I despise you' 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Increasingly, our elites tell us that the way of the west is “modern” and “civilised”, echoing the early colonialists who dismissed our civilisations as “barbaric”, “archaic”, and “uncivilised” to install theirs. Africa has been failed by westernisation. It must cast off its subservience | Chigozie Obioma 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z Describing North Korea as “a threat to the civilised world and international peace and stability”, Trump declared that the era of strategic patience favoured by previous US administrations was over. Trump defends strong rhetoric in calling North Korea 'a threat to civilised world' 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z “The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilised community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others,” he wrote in On Liberty. Evaluating the evidence on micro-aggressions and trigger warnings 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z That said, I’m not convinced that it’s necessary to fall into such poor physical shape, as civilised peoples tend to do. I live a healthier life now I’m free of the trappings of modernity | Mark Boyle 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z “There were a lot of people there, it was fun but pretty civilised”. Trump in Moscow: what happened at Miss Universe in 2013 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z "This is a humanitarian crisis in what is supposed to be a civilised country and it demands a response from government." G4S refuses to disclose centre profits 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Once quiet, civilised Bangalore is shaken to the core by the news of the shocking murder of its most famous journalist, Gauri Lankesh. The murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh shows India descending into violence | Mari Marcel Thekaekara 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z There is a lot of wildness in her writing, which looks at the catastrophic breakdown of civilised behaviour. 'It was like meeting a cowboy': Ed Harris, Kathy Burke and others remember Sam Shepard 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z “The elites – the policymaking business and financial elites – are increasingly disliked. You need to make policy which brings people to think again that their societies are run in a decent and civilised way.” Globalisation: the rise and fall of an idea that swept the world 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Jailing Scotter for 15 months, Judge Stephen Earl said he had used “appalling language” in a public place, adding: “Comments such as these cannot be acceptable in a civilised society.” Brexit 'race card' linked to attack on niqab-wearing Muslim woman 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z Meanwhile orators told Americans that their revolt had been unusually civilised: one public meeting in 1813 declared the revolution “untarnished with a single blood-speck of inhumanity”. The American revolution revisited 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z What those that successfully make the crossing quickly encounter could hardly be further from their aspirations of a civilised and safe world. Abandoned and abused: the forgotten Syrian refugee children on a Greek detention island 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z "Taiz was peace-loving and civilised and now everyone is prepared to fight for decades," he adds. Yemen war: Professionals drawn into battle for Taiz - BBC News 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z “His capture and that of his companions violates every norm of civilised conflict.” Isis-linked militants kill police chief and take hostages in Philippines 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z "Yours is not the conduct of a civilised human being but an enraged and somewhat primitive man lacking any moral compass whatsoever," Justice Trish Kelly said in the Supreme Court of South Australia. Man jailed for 'depraved' backpacker attacks in Australia - BBC News 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z With the repression of smell, he said, came repression of uncontrolled sexual impulses and the emergence of civilised behaviour; taking too much pleasure in smell was suspect. Don’t be sniffy if you smell like a dog 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z We are having to learn all over again what constitutes civilised behaviour, this time in a digital world, and by heaven are we making a mess of it. Stoke City v Arsenal: Premier League – live! 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z It's a form of restraint that would be more in keeping with the practices of a medieval dungeon than a modern, civilised state. Chinese lawyer 'wore torture device for a month' - BBC News 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z “Man smells poorly,” Aristotle wrote, while Charles Darwin concluded that a sense of smell was of “extremely slight service” to the civilised human. Not to be sniffed at: human sense of smell rivals that of dogs, says study 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z “This kind of behaviour is no longer in any civilised world including Liberia. It is barbaric and unacceptable,” said Tuagben. Forest rangers tortured and killed by illegal settlers in Liberia rainforest 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z “The values and beliefs that my husband holds and spreads would not be charged in any democratic or civilised country,” said Lee. 'I know he is alive': wife of Taiwan activist seized by China pleads for release 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z He said "such a policy has no place in a civilised society". MSPs condemn child tax credit reform 'rape clause' - BBC News 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Thankfully here in the UK, things are a bit more civilised. 6 Tips for Avoiding the Worst Student Loan Repayment Traps 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z “But we hope that will not be necessary. It is time for all civilised nations to stop the horrors that are taking place in Syria and demand a political solution.” As Washington ponders Syria strategy, warplanes return to scene of sarin attack 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z I’m always surprised by this, since the literature I choose should resonate most with them, since I’m an Iranian teacher, their ally, since the civilised world yearns for their voices now. The ungrateful refugee: ‘We have no debt to repay’ 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Biology describes the behaviour of animals not civilised human beings. Is consciousness just an illusion? - BBC News 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z “They have nothing to do with the civilised world; they have nothing to do with the modern world,” he declared. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan rails against Dutch in televised speech 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z “There’s all kinds of things that even for people that have decent insurance are a positive step although what we really need is a national single payer plan like every civilised country in the world.” Cleveland's dividing lines over race issues come to light under Trump 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Any civilised society would see that for what it is - child abuse. West Belfast: Boy, 16, injured in shooting - BBC News 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Twice recently I’ve been told of hyper-rational individuals, who made their fortunes reading the runes correctly now converting their wealth into gold – better to withstand the coming conflagration and collapse of the civilised order. First on the White House agenda – the collapse of the global order. Next, war? | Jonathan Freedland 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z Germany doesn't really get the last-minute English spirit of deadline day, with the Bundesliga wrapping things up at the civilised hour of 6pm local time as usual. Transfer deadline day: Premier League clubs net January profit 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z "It is extraordinary that any civilised country should stigmatise and ban citizens of other nations in the matter of providing humanitarian protection. " Trump ban: 'Everyone matters to God,' religious groups say - BBC News 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z My reality was a civilised middle-class life – family, job, friends, books – protected by the rule of law and democracy. The day my lawyer advised me to get a gun was the day reality came to an end | Dirk Kurbjuweit 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z In 1925 Kemal Ataturk, Turkey’s first president, declared that a “civilised, international dress” was “worthy and appropriate” for the new republic. Turkey covers up 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z "How can we live in a civilised society and allow this to go on, on such a scale?" he said. Trading Standards teams 'struggling to visit' scam victims - BBC News 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones - and unite the civilised world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the Earth. Trump inauguration: Full text of new president's speech - BBC News 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z “Aggression, pressure, conditions, impositions do not work with Cuba. This is not the way to attempt to have even a minimally civilised relationship with Cuba,”Josefina Vidal, a foreign ministry department head, told the Guardian. Top diplomatic negotiator in Cuba warns Trump: 'aggression doesn't work' 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Though opposed in principle to slavery, many Enlightenment thinkers and their adepts simply assumed that democratic principles – liberty, equality, toleration, natural rights and human dignity – applied only to civilised white men. The Divided States: Trump's inauguration and how democracy has failed 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z "I have no hesitation in retrospect in saying that the whole reform was a mistake, certainly a political mistake - but it wasn't the end of civilised life as we know it." Cabinet files: Ministers thought poll tax was 'proceeding smoothly' - BBC News 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z His replacement, the civilised but untested Gareth Southgate, duly went about the time-honoured business of creating unrealistic expectations with decent results in qualifying matches against minnows. Sport in 2016: a dichotomy of soaring highs and desperate lows | Richard Williams 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Backs are slapped and babies cooed over; a civilised babble fills the space. The parable of JD Wetherspoon 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Raúl Castro has asserted the need for “civilised co-existence” with the United States, but not at the cost of sovereignty and independence. Top diplomatic negotiator in Cuba warns Trump: 'aggression doesn't work' 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The bewildering fact is that many people across the world still view Assad as a civilised alternative to jihadi chaos and a potential partner. Aleppo: Elegy for a doomed city whose history spans centuries 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z We are supposed to live in civilised societies and yet we are unable or unwilling to support children who have experienced things none of us can imagine. Guardian readers raise over £350,000 so far for child refugees 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Londoño hailed a deal that will enable Colombians “to definitively end the war and confront our differences in a civilised manner”. Colombia signs historic peace deal with Farc 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z “The Chinese government stays committed to building a healthy and civilised environment of opinions,” he added. China puts internet ban on ‘fatty’ nickname that mocks Kim Jong-un 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z That is not done as police practice anywhere else in the civilised world. Justice Dept. Shakes Up Inquiry Into Eric Garner Chokehold Case 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z We love to horrify ourselves with his excesses, and to see him as a monstrous outlier, the polar opposite of everything a modern, civilised society represents. Trump is no outsider: he mirrors our political culture | George Monbiot 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z There are values, in particular the way women expect to be spoken about by men, that are foundational in a civilised society, she said. As political discourse descends into rage, thank god for Michelle Obama | Will Hutton 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z But most of us are borderline civilised people. Metallica interview: 'We've earned our grey hair' - BBC News 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Torture is against the values of a civilised society. Abu Zubaydah, Tortured Guantánamo Detainee, Makes Case for Release 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z "It's not civilised to let people slip through the net." Tim Farron: Lib Dems would raise taxes to fund NHS - BBC News 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z In 1978 Norman Tebbit and other supporters of Margaret Thatcher told her that to win office the Conservative party needed to appeal to nostalgia for a settled, civilised life and a sense of common purpose. Downton's effect on the political mood - BBC News 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z "Spit hoods belong in horror stories, not on the streets of a civilised society - we urge the Met Police to think again." Controversial spit hoods to be trialled by Met Police - BBC News 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Patsy said that everyone was very civilised and it was just a "super atmosphere". Ed Sheeran and Snow Patrol 'Just Say Yes' to wedding - BBC News 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z "Having decent public toilets is good for public health, business and the prevention of disease. It's civilised." How to survive without public toilets - BBC News 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z “I appeal to the civilised world, including all those human rights bodies, to investigate the brutal murder of my brother and compensate his children.” Family of driver killed in US strike on Taliban leader file criminal case 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z However “civilised” we may now consider ourselves to be, biologically we are much closer to our stone age ancestors. Stone age cities: what modern urbanites could learn from paleolithic humans 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z After a civilised start and a clock counting down from 45 minutes, the level of debate gradually deteriorated. Austria presidential run-off: TV debate turns to 'slugfest' - BBC News 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z I went to upstate New York 15 years ago to see this programme in action and was incredulous that a civilised country could let such nonsense into its public health strategy. Unsafe sex threatens girls’ health worldwide. The prescription? Feminism | Zoe Williams 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Speaking at a Communist party summit last year, Xi said action was needed to promote “civilised behaviour” on China’s already heavily controlled internet. Gone bananas: China bans 'erotic' eating of the fruit on live streams 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z “This is an evil and cruel man who does not represent our civilised society,” state prosecutor Uri Korb said at the hearing, adding that the killing “brought shame upon our society and offended our values”. Israeli ringleader gets life for setting fire to Palestinian teenager 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z “I fly as well but this beats it by several measures. It’s a civilised form of travel.” Mr Smith goes to Washington: election lessons on the path of the 'Acela primary' 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z He said it would be "a real joy to turn from news to music, especially at a more civilised hour". Bill Turnbull to become Classic FM weekend host - BBC News 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z This was the brutal crime that threatened every unhappy household, no matter how outwardly civilised. Arsenic was their poison – we have tobacco, guns and sugar | David Shariatmadari 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z "This tests the principles and values of the civilised world, and Europe," he said, complaining that fences on closed borders were against European values. Migrant crisis: Cyprus threat to EU-Turkey deal - BBC News 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z And despite the polite promises of civilised debate, Mr Cameron is risking the unity of his party with the vote. EU referendum: Time to focus on the real question - BBC News 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z "His views grate against those that are held by Australian civilised society and he's using that as a springboard, knowing full well he'll create a media frenzy, angst and anger," she said. How Return of Kings used outrage to sell extreme ideas - BBC News 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z "He was very much looking to Paris - there were boulevards and grand avenues - to give the impression of civilised life." Great Fire: The grid system for London that never happened - BBC News 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z “They are seen as being more precise, humane and therefore civilised, particularly when applied against ‘bad people’.” How Isis hijacked pop culture, from Hollywood to video games 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z He said it was "a shocking breach of civilised behaviour" on what was truly "a day of infamy in south Armagh". Kingsmills massacre: Arlene Foster at service to mark 40th anniversary - BBC News 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z May accused Russia of “a blatant and unacceptable breach of the most fundamental tenets of international law and of civilised behaviour”. Alexander Litvinenko murder: UK freezes assets of chief suspects – as it happened 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z "My character was very civilised in a strange sort of way and just wouldn't have behaved like that," he said. Obituary: Alan Rickman - BBC News 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Unionists complain that separatism’s civilised facade hides an unpleasant sense of moral superiority. Rebel, Rebel 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Yet it still manages to achieve a civilised rapport with the neo-classical facades around it. The 10 best concrete buildings 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z But I am certain it will also be civilised. Looking ahead to the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections - BBC News 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z It goes without saying that this was a blatant and unacceptable breach of the most fundamental tenets of international law and of civilised behaviour. Alexander Litvinenko murder: UK freezes assets of chief suspects – as it happened 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Surveillance is increasingly imposed on civilised lives, and it gets worse as time goes by. Iran's blogfather: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are killing the web 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Otherwise civilised people end up elbowing their way through the crowds in the attempt to grab that sought after Rubik cube or Buzz Lightyear. Cabbage patch riots: Christmas toy crazes of the past - BBC News 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Insisting that China is a civilised country with a rich history, he urges that "the stories of China should be well told". China power audit: The hard and the soft - BBC News 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z It came to be based on five principles - social justice; a just and civilised humanity; belief in one God; Indonesian unity; government by the will and consent of the people. Is Indonesia winning its fight against Islamic extremism? - BBC News 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z It goes without saying that this was a blatant and unacceptable breach of the most fundamental tenets of international law and of civilised behaviour. Alexander Litvinenko murder: UK freezes assets of chief suspects – as it happened 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Government action was needed to strengthen “civilised behaviour” on the internet, Xi added, calling for measures to “rehabilitate the cyber ecology”. China's Xi Jinping says internet users must be free to speak their minds 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z They’ve attacked culture and history and all decency and they leave no choice but for civilised nations to stand together and to fight and push back and destroy them.” Kerry tells Putin US and Russia can make 'significant difference' in Syria 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z "These are the worst of terrorists, they leave no choice but for civilised nations to join together and push them back and destroy them," he added. Syria conflict: Kerry seeks to narrow divisions with Russia - BBC News 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Terrorism requires an answer from all civilised countries. Syria air strikes: DUP will support UK military action - BBC News 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z May accused Russia of “a blatant and unacceptable breach of the most fundamental tenets of international law and of civilised behaviour”. Alexander Litvinenko murder: UK freezes assets of chief suspects – as it happened 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Its underlying view was that a civilised society needed the state’s corrective hand. George Osborne, liberal idealist 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z US President Barack Obama said the killings in Paris were an "attack on the civilised world", pledging to "redouble" efforts to bring about an end to Syria's civil war. G20 summit: Russia Syria action 'raising refugee numbers' - BBC News 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z They were unwilling to plough more than a tiny part of the money they earned back into schools, libraries, health facilities and other institutions essential to a balanced, pleasant, productive and civilised society. America's poorest white town: abandoned by coal, swallowed by drugs 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z "We live in a civilised world; this is terrible and prehistoric," said LadyM_diary. Claws out over China cat meat scandal - BBC News 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Asked whether the cafe was aimed at genuine coprophiliacs as well as those with merely a morbid curiosity, Yaroslavskaya said the doors are open to all who behave in a civilised manner. Faecal attraction: toilet-themed Russian restaurant appeals to novelty diners 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z A Swansea man who built up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for the end of the civilised world has been jailed for six years. Six years jail for 'end of world' weapons Swansea man - BBC News 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Leeches were one of the more civilised methods of bloodletting, a popular cure for disease. Five old remedies that are still healing us today - BBC News 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Federico García Lorca and Pablo Picasso were great aficionados, and individuals who would normally be considered civilised continue to take great pleasure in the act of watching a man face a potentially deadly animal. It was Spain’s ‘national fiesta’. Now bullfighting divides its people 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z The Unity Bookshop in the New Zealand capital of Wellington was the site of a very civilised sort of protest on Thursday, when a group of people gathered outside to quietly read. Into the River ban: Other controversial children's books - BBC News 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z I think this reflects the endurance of another, more civilised medieval tradition, that of courtly love. A history of nudity: Playboy's censorship is a throwback to the medieval era 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z “They were peaceful and civilised and legitimate and so my fear was, I was afraid for my son, but inside I agreed with them in principle.” Mother of Saudi man sentenced to crucifixion begs Obama to intervene 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z "He was the most civilised of politicians", Lord Lawson writes, with a "strong sense of Welshness, evinced in particular by a readiness to sing at the slightest provocation". Newspaper headlines: Turkey blasts, 'Maggie's Mauler', and GBBO 'battle' - BBC News 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z But these are the things which have turned the stomach of the world and set every civilised hand against Nazi Germany.” Crime, seen: a history of photographing atrocities 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z It is natural to expect that with technological advances we will also become more civilised, culturally sophisticated and capable of intelligence in understanding art. Why are so many people moved by this wedding photograph? | Jonathan Jones 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z While Europe skulked through its millennium of Christian repression, Indian art was civilised and joyous. A history of nudity: Playboy's censorship is a throwback to the medieval era 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z “We deliberately organised the competition according to standards appropriate to Iraqi society to prove to the world that Iraq is a civilised country with a civic soul and a spirit of life,” he said. Miss Iraq beauty pageant marred by death threats 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z New razor technology made shaving seem civilised and enlightened. Are hipster beards really on the way out? 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Here was the great Australian prophecy that black kids, with just enough white in them, could be civilised and “Christianised”, saved from the predicted doomed fate of their forebears. Adam Goodes showed us the festering sores of Australia's history can rip open at any moment | Stan Grant 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Mr Milanovic said the migrants "want to leave the country, so this is the only way, for us to let them pass through in a civilised way". Croatia 'forcing' Hungary to take migrants - BBC News 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z The selfie era is a golden age of the civilised nude. A history of nudity: Playboy's censorship is a throwback to the medieval era 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Cameron, who has been thinking hard how to respond to his rival’s more consensual style, reportedly described the exchanges as “different … more civilised than usual”. Jeremy Corbyn puts voters' questions to David Cameron at PMQs - Politics live 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z It has made Britain fairer, more civilised, and more decent. Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour leadership race in stunning victory – as it happened 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z I think we should decide this in a civilised manner Oleg Soroka “But no one from the city administration has ever contacted us or asked us to come and discuss options.” Moscow moves to shut down ‘depraved’ nudist beach 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z Many Egyptians call the time "the beautiful era" and to some the Farouk years mean glamour, class, religious tolerance and a civilised society. Why are some Egyptians pining away for their long-gone king? - BBC News 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z Whitehead calls this "a civilised piece of legislation that allows protection but still offers you to cull birds if there is a problem". Who, What, Why: Is it legal to attack a seagull? - BBC News 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Cameron, who has been thinking hard how to respond to his rival’s more consensual style, reportedly described the exchanges as “different … more civilised than usual”. Jeremy Corbyn puts voters' questions to David Cameron at PMQs - Politics live 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z It has made Britain fairer, more civilised, and more decent. Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour leadership race in stunning victory – as it happened 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z “Let us together build a civilised society, build a consensual government and create a new country.” Rajapaksa Defeated in Sri Lanka Election 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z And yet he can’t help liking Jim too, admiring and sympathising with him, so that his refusal to shop Jim becomes just another part of Huck’s general depravity, his refusal to become “civilised”. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: how to write about race in the US 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z "How can he have the nerve to open a food bank? Food banks should simply not exist in a civilised society." David Mundell opens Dumfries foodbank amid protests - BBC News 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Related: The Bill and Dubya show offers hope of more civilised election race Clinton began working with Bush’s father, President George HW Bush, in the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami. Bill Clinton and George W Bush spurn partisanship for friendship 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Researchers say many women also see caesareans as more civilised and modern, and natural birth as primitive, ugly and inconvenient. Brazil introduces new caesarean birth rules - BBC News 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z "I speak the language and I respect the education system in England. It's a civilised country." Would Calais migrants really be better off in the UK? - BBC News 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z For Shields, black athletes embodied the sort of argument against “civilised” America that Huck Finn had intuitively felt in his sympathy for Jim. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: how to write about race in the US 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z Opera is about as civilised as humans get. The Royal Opera House rape scene disgusted its audience. But it did not move them | Deborah Orr 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z "They are an attack, not so much on the government, but on a civilised society and people who cherish human values and dignity," it added. Eritrea accuses UN of 'slander' over rights report - BBC News 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z "Whether he's an illegal immigrant or not. That's not a civilised society that will let another human being die because of systems that administrators adhere to." Brain tumour immigrant held after operation cancelled - BBC News 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z “I have had occasion to travel abroad, and I am confident that such a thing would not have been tolerated a day in any other civilised country.” The man who was caged in a zoo | Pamela Newkirk 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z “We are civilised now,” he added, as if giving voice to an internal debate. Was this indigenous leader killed because he fought to save Ecuador's land? 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z Last year, Xi told a French audience that the “peaceful, pleasant and civilised” lion of China had woken up. Goodbye to smog, cold noodles and breakneck change: my seven years covering China 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z For that reason, it’s a poor principle, adopted in some civilised countries, to imprison the deniers of the Holocaust or the Armenian massacres, however contemptible they might be. Ian McEwan to Grads: Defend Free Speech 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z A waking China "is a peaceful, amiable and civilised lion", says President Xi. Modi braves the 'Chinese whirlwind’ - BBC News 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z “Let me remind you: this ‘civilised humanity’ is only civilised to the extent that the Soviet people and the Soviet soldier forced it to be in 1945. Great patriotic war, again 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z It’s long been true that welshing on debts to the International Monetary fund is just something that a civilised country just doesn’t do. IMF's Lagarde To Greece; Pay Us Or Else 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Taylor believes the riot ultimately led to prison reform and resulted in inmates being treated in a more humane and civilised way. The Strangeways riot 25 years on 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z And in India the problem is not lack of laws - after all, India is a democracy and a civilised, rapidly developing country. Delhi rapist says victim shouldn't have fought back 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z "We call ourselves civilised and them barbarians," wrote the outraged author, Victor Hugo, about the destruction of the Summer Palace. The palace of shame that makes China angry 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z The Protocol itself makes the lofty statement that gas "has been justly condemned by the general opinion of the civilised world". How deadly was the poison gas of WW1? 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Because, you know, that’s just not something that civilised countries do. IMF's Lagarde To Greece; Pay Us Or Else 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z This is because prisoners, in any civilised country, are not denied access to medical treatment as part of their punishment. Should a Belgian murderer be allowed euthanasia? 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Born in Glasgow, MacCormick pushed through reforms to Scotland's divorce laws during his time in the Commons, noted the Telegraph, which described him as "clubbable, civilised and with a natural streak of authority". The ex-MPs who died in 2014 - part two 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z "This deed will shock the conscience of the whole civilised world," he said. The search for Australia's lost hospital ship 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Synthetic food, produced in laboratories, would overtake conventional agriculture "in civilised lands" to feed the expanding population with ease, Smith said. Strange predictions for the future from 1930 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z "We should learn the art of living together in a civilised manner in spite of our differences," he said. Castro urges US to lift Cuba embargo 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Allowing prisoners with severe mental illness to kill themselves by euthanasia, without offering adequate psychiatric support and treatment, represents a stain on civilised society. Should a Belgian murderer be allowed euthanasia? 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z "Tit-for-tat. Our torture in return for their torture; their innocent victims in return for ours. It was a programme that has no place in a civilised society." Cheney: 'No problem' with detaining innocents 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Even the dinosaurs, he said, were more civilised than the rebels. The bitter struggle for Syria 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z Tom Zephyr - who asked us not to use his real name - said: "We need a civilised fightback against this 'laddish' culture". Dapper Laughs: ITV2 says no second series for comedian 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z The novelist and campaigner Zadie Smith calls Yarl’s Wood “an offence to liberty, a shame to any civilised nation, and a personal tragedy for the women caught in its illogical grip”. Inside the Notorious Yarl's Wood Immigration Detention Centre “For the most part it’s civilised,” she said. Clergy among dozens arrested on final day of 'Ferguson October' protests 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Rather touchingly, they sent representatives to Scotland to learn how the civilised world arranged these affairs. The stateless Kurds are right about radical Islam, but the west is too meek to stop Isis’s fascism 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z How could all these humane traditions of justice and scholarship, music and law – of a civilised society – all collapse in the Nazi abyss? Ten objects that made modern Germany 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z He called for a new compact among civilised peoples to "eradicate war at its most fundamental source - the corruption of young minds by violent ideology." UN aims to block jihadist recruits 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z While such savagery might seem senseless to the vast majority of civilised human beings, for IS it is a rational choice. Why is Islamic State so violent? 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z He added: "This is Europe. You call yourself civilised and you allow women and children to walk around unprotected on the street. It's that bad." Calais migrants in rights protest 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z So let's keep it civilised as we enter the final two weeks of the campaign. Referendum round-up 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z “What is the point of having a defence budget, if we don’t at least try to prevent the establishment of a terrorist ‘caliphate’ that is profoundly hostile to civilised values?” he wrote. Johnson calls for 'guilty until proven innocent' for suspected terrorists 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z It’s not as if Barcelona lacks interest for more civilised visitors. The naked Italians in Barcelona are a sad reflection on modern tourism 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z Nick Hardwick told the Independent such deaths were "not acceptable in a civilised country", and if prisoner numbers increased "resources" must too. Suicides blamed on jail conditions 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Threatening these women with criminal sanctions is not the marker of a civilised society, she adds. Criminalising pregnant women who drink is a ploy to restrict their freedom 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z We meet when she is back in England, in the civilised environs of the Hurlingham Club in southwest London. Eve Branson: ‘I was not saved by Kate Winslet!’ 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z "Europe, USA, Canada, the civilised world, open your eyes! Help us in any way you can! This is a war of good against evil!" Malaysian airliner downed in Ukraine war zone, 295 dead 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Brushed it under the carpet as being an embarrassing little fact that no civilised person would want to talk about. The European Union's Very Shoddy Report On Climate Change 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Far from making work less civilised, the arrival of Big Brother could make it more so. Could Big Brother make work more civilised? 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z As a civilised art, verse has been composed by aristocrats, including Byron and Pushkin, as well as kings and rulers. Is it possible to be a millionaire poet? 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Modern society being so civilised, the public loved it. Be Shakespeare, be shocking, be racist: 12 ways to hype a fight 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z In December, President Raul Castro called for "civilised relations" with the United States, saying the two countries should respect their differences. US trade delegation in Cuba visit 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z How civilised are the party workers collecting numbers outside, politely conversing across an ideological chasm. Our dismal EU ballot papers say it all: this electoral system is corrupt 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z When I talked to him as he emerged from a radio studio he was also exercised about the rehabilitation of offenders: "A principle accepted in most civilised countries. The internet shouldn't regurgitate things for ever." US v Europe - a cultural gap on the right to be forgotten 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Barry Hearn, the man who brought the game to the masses, is back at the helm, hoping to reinvigorate a civilised sport that's been drowned out by a brash new world. Breaking the Law: get rid of the miss rule in snooker 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z "The state of Israel... together with all civilised peoples is committed to fighting against this plague." White supremacist held in shooting 2014-04-14T14:59:09Z Along with the frescoes of Pompeii, Ajanta represents the greatest picture gallery to survive from the ancient world and the most comprehensive depiction of civilised classical life that we have. The sacred and sensuous in Indian art 2014-04-04T16:11:42Z Speaking in parliament, interim President Oleksandr Turchynov described the referendum as a "great farce" which "will never be recognised either by Ukraine or by the civilised world". 'Independent' Crimea in Russia bid 2014-03-17T09:24:33Z "This move would suggest that Russia under Putin is not a civilised state," says Katz. Has Russia anything to fear from US sanctions tool kit? 2014-03-10T21:18:41Z The point of great French dining is not that we should simply sit down and celebrate our appetites, but that we have to transform our hungers into civilised desires. Sex and the French 2014-01-17T15:18:01Z In his speech before the National Assembly in Havana on 22 December, Mr Castro called on the United States to establish "civilised relations" with his country. Cuba eases restrictions on loans 2013-12-28T22:33:39Z A much more civilised kind of addition is taking part in our weekly news quiz, 7 days 7 questions. The Loop: Alternative addictions 2013-12-20T17:53:11Z Your mentality of colonialist power will not be of use anywhere in a civilised world. Moldova: Hostage in a geopolitical game 2013-11-19T12:34:59Z It is a fundamental abuse of human rights and should not be tolerated in any civilised society. 'Honour' plot man jailed for murder 2013-10-30T19:23:42Z "I don't think human beings are civilised while we still waste time and money killing each other, when we should be sitting at a table discussing how to improve the lives of ordinary people." 107-year-old a hit at Labour fringe 2013-09-23T15:42:27Z Mr Lahham, in his letter to Mr Boehner, invited a congressional delegation to Damascus and urged US congressmen to embrace civilised dialogue instead of the language of fire and blood. Divided G20 discusses Syria crisis 2013-09-05T19:34:56Z Mr Turner concluded: "We will see the cornerstone of a civilised society reduced to a factory mentality where quantity will trump quality at each and every time." U-turn on legal aid competition plan 2013-09-05T01:07:21Z Then maybe Russia could be accepted as a civilised country. Moldova: Hostage in a geopolitical game 2013-11-19T12:34:59Z "Young people get such a hard rap nowadays, that they're dangerous or feral or not civilised and actually they're full of hope and redemption." Home shines light on homelessness 2013-08-27T02:54:42Z He said, 'Drugs decivilise you, you stop being a civilised person'. Health chief: 'I ate hash cookies' 2013-08-18T15:22:12Z But it is the opposite of civilised government. Is democracy overrated? 2013-08-09T16:59:58Z "In a civilised society there's got to be more checks and balances before these sort of accusations are used." Abused girls can be to blame - Shah 2013-08-10T21:00:56Z Laura Pidcock, from campaign group Show Racism the Red Card, told Today that "these crude stereotypes that see Britain as a civilised place and overseas as tribal" were "incredibly damaging". UKIP MEP's 'regret' on 'Bongo Bongo' 2013-08-07T15:39:12Z She said that "these crude stereotypes that see Britain as a civilised place and overseas as tribal" were "incredibly damaging". The other meaning of Bongoland 2013-08-07T12:38:20Z He described the more that 50 court cases he has faced as "genuine judicial harassment that is unmatched in the civilised world". Berlusconi rages at prison ruling 2013-08-02T01:07:33Z Only when we are able to talk in a civilised way about anything is there any chance of solving all the issues in the world. Video debating site hopes to help banish trolls from net 2013-07-21T08:00:00Z To global retailers accustomed to merciless competition Canada is appealingly civilised. Canadian retailing: Drug deal 2013-07-18T15:04:03Z Can we just rewind and start the business of being civilised human beings communicating in elegant English again? How 'thank you' fell out of fashion 2013-07-17T16:58:44Z But what really shaped Britain's reputation as civilised queuers was World War II. Is forming an orderly queue really the British way? 2013-07-04T01:06:50Z There are more women in the Scottish Parliament than at Westminster, which could be something to do with the initial aim to make Holyrood a place which would be more family-friendly, keeping more civilised hours. Rory Bremner: Putting satire in the Saltire 2013-06-12T23:26:40Z Yet even Adam Smith, the economist who came up with that theory, did not agree that economic activity alone was enough to keep humans decent and civilised. Neoliberalism has spawned a financial elite who hold governments to ransom 2013-06-08T06:59:03Z He loves drawing fire from all corners of the civilised world. Ahmadinejad: Iran's populist and pariah leaves the stage 2013-06-04T00:14:42Z People who liked the euro were civilised, supported the arts, went to Tuscany or the Dordogne for their holidays. Britain and the euro: what if we'd joined? 2013-06-02T13:39:28Z It's the bus queue that is often cited as an example of the demise of civilised queuing. Is forming an orderly queue really the British way? 2013-07-04T01:06:50Z Advocate depute Jane Farquharson earlier told jurors that Wood had behaved in a way that could not be tolerated in a civilised society. Rapist jailed for 'sub-human' abuse 2013-05-27T14:35:39Z It is the price we pay for being part of a civilised society and one defining characteristic of such is its willingness to support those who are not considered to be economically productive. Letters: Paying tax is absolutely a moral issue 2013-05-22T20:00:01Z "Improving the civilised quality of the citizens and building a good image of Chinese tourists are the obligations of governments at all levels and relevant agencies and companies," he said. China urges its tourists to behave 2013-05-17T15:00:30Z I've known very few people as kind, as learned, as civilised as Bruce. First-edition books fetch £226,000 2013-05-16T09:51:41Z Pardew held talks with his squad earlier this week but maintained that they remained civilised. Alan Pardew denies rift between Newcastle's French and English players 2013-05-02T21:00:03Z His acclaimed colleague Russel Ward was succinct: "We are civilised today and they are not." Australia's boom is anything but for its Aboriginal people 2013-04-28T20:05:01Z He said such conduct should not happen "in a civilised world". Pakistan inmate attack angers India 2013-04-27T13:11:56Z It gets really full, but it's all very civilised. Indie music shop in show of strength 2013-04-18T22:54:12Z They did not say to themselves that no civilised nation should want to punish children for their parents' decisions. Beware the lure of Mark Zuckerberg's cool capitalism 2013-03-31T00:06:15Z There are more serious things we should be worrying about … Even in a civilised city like Bologna we were greeted with sticks and stones. Serie A: Rome's original Papa Francesco thrills his congregation 2013-03-18T10:14:35Z A US judge described one GEO facility for teenaged prisoners as "a cesspool of unconstitutional and inhuman acts and conditions" and "a picture of such horror as should be unrealised anywhere in the civilised world". Grid-irons: you are duly sentenced to a prison-sponsored stadium 2013-02-27T12:12:35Z Or rather, get those oiks to bring civilised passengers along with them. All aboard the League Liner – football's disco train 2013-02-27T00:06:01Z We repeat our long-held belief that boxing has no place in a civilised society. Saving Lamont Peterson is one thing, drugs in boxing is another 2013-02-03T22:00:01Z Germans were trying to come to terms not just with total defeat, but with how what they thought was their civilised country had perpetrated one of the great crimes of history. Did this song change the world? 2013-01-22T00:07:38Z David Higgerson, Trinity Mirror's digital publishing director, was moved to defend the decision on his personal blog, saying that doing away with anonymous comments was necessary to protect its journalists and promote more civilised debate. Manchester Evening News bars non-Facebook users from commenting online 2013-01-18T10:42:00Z But in a civilised society we all understand we shouldn't have hand grenades, rocket launchers, mortars and cannons, right? Obama gun control plan raises hopes in Chicago 2013-01-16T14:40:11Z Same story with e-commerce, streaming media, file-sharing, social networking, web mail, and all the other online services that we now assume to be among the appurtenances of civilised life. Creaking internet needs to get the rebuilders in 2013-01-13T00:01:04Z Gun licences, obtainable only after extensive police and medical review as in most other civilised countries, would be needed for hunting and sporting weapons. The Economist makes the gun debate look absurd 2012-12-23T18:20:00Z Press freedom is the signal of a civilised nation. Israel troops 'assault cameramen' 2012-12-14T11:43:32Z Costa, nearby, does pay its taxes, while Starbucks avoids its duty to the civilised society it depends on. Britain could end these tax scams by hitting the big four 2012-12-10T21:00:04Z "Ending political imprisonment is an important benchmark for China to move toward a civilised political system." Letters urge Liu Xiaobo release 2012-12-06T07:46:49Z "A desire to change the political regime of another state by recognising a political force as the sole carrier of sovereignty seems to me to be not completely civilised." Syrian attack 'kills 10 children' 2012-11-26T18:26:04Z Let's embrace the few times we as a civilised society decide that it does some good. Let's not hide behind the argument that anonymity isn't possible on the web 2012-11-06T17:32:12Z The level of vituperation and abuse Obama took at the hands of insurgent Tea Party activists went far beyond civilised disagreement. Marr on Obama: Why hope shrivelled 2012-11-04T00:35:51Z Pakistan's president described it as an attack on "civilised people". Shot Pakistan teenager 'strong' 2012-10-16T11:58:35Z "Negotiated political settlement is the most civilised and practical way to solve the Moro problem," Murad said in his speech. Philippines signs deal with Muslim rebels, challenges lie ahead 2012-10-15T08:14:01Z The shameful mistreatment of Ruth Anim is an affront to a civilised society, let alone the caring profession. Letters: Terrible human cost of benefit cuts 2012-10-05T20:00:04Z But Clarke also spoke of a forgiving society and "civilised and sensible ethics", all of which sounded like good liberal stuff. ECB and Kevin Pietersen talk of rights, wrongs and reintegration 2012-10-03T17:18:05Z "But if on the other hand you believe that states are essential for maintaining civilised behaviour and for having regulation, then it is a problem," he says. Digital currency: Brave new world or criminal haven? 2012-10-02T23:00:47Z We are more determined now to rebuild a new civilised democratic Libya. Consulate attack: Libyans react 2012-09-13T20:48:59Z More to the point, isn't it a betrayal of the rights and needs of all disabled people, old and young, in a civilised society? Disabled people face a tidal wave of prejudice and discrimination 2012-08-30T07:30:01Z Yet it matters because it has come to symbolise the courage and vision to tackle big projects that will make the country a greener, leaner, more civilised and efficient place to live. Heathrow's third runway meets fourth-party politics 2012-08-28T11:38:37Z Virtually everyone has a Julian they want to see – either a visionary hero of the free speech movement, or a paranoid, narcissistic creep who's a danger to civilised society. Who is Julian Assange? By the people who know him best 2012-08-24T22:00:52Z "Being able to work is a basic human right in a civilised society," he says. Greeks help themselves as recession bites 2012-08-20T08:45:39Z A civilised society requires a strong state, which should not only protect the rights of individuals but also enable them to fulfil their potential. Labour can make the most of a Britain alive with Olympic spirit 2012-08-18T23:09:00Z If a computer glitch lost Knight Capital $440m, how long will it be before high-frequency trading computers threaten the stability of the civilised world? From robot trader to computer overlord? 2012-08-15T00:05:15Z The best thing about these saviours of civilised society? Our Olympic heroes are guzzling cocktails and going for gold in the pavement sprawl 2012-08-09T19:00:01Z Sentencing Mr McCooty, who is a father, the judge said that "for a few days, in certain areas of England, our civilised society broke down". Riots looter admits 'I was wrong' 2012-08-09T00:07:03Z He said that Kim Jong-un would pursue the "military first" policy brought in by his father and would build a "civilised and comfortable life for the people under socialism". N Korea dismisses talk of reform 2012-07-29T22:52:08Z "I believe the threat from computer network attack is the most significant threat we face as a civilised world, other than a weapon of mass destruction." Iris scanners 'can be tricked' 2012-07-26T11:41:23Z "When I go back to China I want to tell them how civilised the English are." Man cycles across world for Games 2012-07-26T05:05:55Z Here in Britain - and to a lesser extent in Europe and America - we tend to think of violence as an interruption of civilised existence. A Point of View: A time when violence is normal 2012-07-13T17:02:20Z First to appreciate that language – even in the most pressured circumstance, even when uttered sarcastically – can have a nuance that should not be tolerated in a civilised society. Chelsea captain John Terry cleared of racial abuse 2012-07-13T15:28:34Z But, against a backdrop of welfare cuts and rising disability hate crime, to position ourselves as the "civilised" alternative is difficult. Inaccessibility pushes disabled people further on to the edges 2012-07-10T15:30:01Z There is not a country in Europe where prejudice does not exist in some form, and that includes what some might class as more civilised football environments such as Italy or Spain or Portugal. Football's dark side casts ominous shadows on the streets of Krakow 2012-06-10T00:16:18Z "Then Liszt accused himself: "Of having by Sabbatic concerts driven the half of civilised Europe mad, while the other half returned to Chopin and Thalberg. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z |
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