Published by UnHerd (19th October , 2024) The three-piece band was doing its best to lift spirits with relentlessly upbeat pop songs and bursts of oompah music as […]
Africa / Aid / Economics / Kenya / Technology
The African village mining Bitcoin
Published by UnHerd (5th January, 2024) Bondo is a scattered cluster of villages in a remote region of Malawi near the border with Mozambique. It sits in the […]
Economics / Europe / Russia
Double standards of ‘caring capitalism’
Published by The i paper (31st July, 2023) Ben & Jerry’s is a company that exists to sell vast quantities of highly calorific ice-cream around the world. It […]
Education / Europe / Finland / Policy / Technology
Why Finnish children see through fake news
Published by The i paper (25th May, 2023) Darja Rekani clearly remembers the day in primary school when a teacher showed a series of news reports before asking […]
Immigration / Policy / Technology
Lineker has exposed the depth of culture wars
Published by The i paper (13th March, 2023) I have been in Ukraine, reporting on a nation fighting for its future while watching an explosive debate at home […]
China / Covid19 / Health / Policy / Technology / World
It’s official: Covid can be linked to lab leaks
Published by The i paper (6th March, 2023) You have to admit it is one hell of a coincidence. Out of all the thousands of cities in the […]
Economics
How the UK sacrificed its car industry
Published by UnHerd (15th February, 2023) Will Britain, as Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt have both promised, really turn into the “next Silicon Valley”? It is bold talk. […]
Technology
Shackled by the chairman’s secrets
Published by The i paper (12th February, 2023) The case of the banker, the BBC and the prime minister’s big loan offers a glimpse behind the scenes of […]
Aid / Economics / United States / World
Sam Bankman-Fried’s elitist altruism
Published by UnHerd (November 23rd, 2022) Elizabeth Holmes dressed in the same style every day: black turtleneck sweater, black slacks, and black low-slung shoes. This “uniform” underlined her […]
China / Economics / Taiwan / Technology / World
Why we should all pray China does not invade Taiwan
Published by The Mail on Sunday (28th August, 2022) The fertile fields surrounding Tainan, the former capital of Taiwan famed for its fireflies, food and hundreds of historic […]