Published by UnHerd (3rd May, 2019) Forty years ago today, the British people went to the polls and elected their first female prime minister. This was the most […]
Europe / Politics / Spain
New politics soon turns into old politics
Published by The i paper (29th April, 2019) Five years ago, a new force arrived in Spanish politics. Podemos emerged from massive anti-austerity protests in a nation badly […]
Europe / Spain
How plans to dig up Franco’s body fuelled a far-right surge in Spain
Published by The Mail on Sunday (28th April, 2019) It seems strange to find a massive monument to fascism in one of Europe’s leading democracies. But travel less than […]
Arts / Europe / European Union
So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye?
Published by Damn (18th April, 2019) It seems strange to recall that when I was growing up in the suburbs of London almost half a century ago, the […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
The Tories ditch decency along with their values
Published by The ipaper (1st April, 2019) Dominic Grieve describes himself as ‘a bit of an old-fashioned Conservative’. From his haircut through to his pragmatic approach to politics […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Hand poisoned chalice back to the people
Published by The ipaper (25th March, 2019) Think back to those far-off days when Britain was a sane place, before we slumped into fear, loathing and nationalist self-mutiliation. […]
Europe / European Union / Politics / United States / World
Trump is terrible – but the sabotage of Brexit will outlast him
Published by The Washington Post (18th February, 2019) For most of my life, Britain and the United States have felt like twins. My country was older and perhaps […]
Denmark / Europe / Immigration / Policy
Europe’s Alcatraz: why the continent’s most liberal nation plans to dump refugees on a remote island
Published by The Mail on Sunday (10th February, 2019) The rain lashed down and wind blew in fiercely over icy Baltic waters as Peter Skaarup stepped back on […]
Economics / Europe / European Union
Nissan points the way for Brexit Britain
Published by The i paper (4th February, 2019) The Nissan car plant in Sunderland holds a special place in our nation’s history. It became a symbol of Britain’s […]
Belgium / Disability / Europe / Health / Holland / Policy
Can we be trusted with euthanasia?
Published by UnHerd (1st February, 2019) It is largely accepted in the modern democratic world that people have the right to do as they determine with their bodies […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
When will we define Brexit?
Published by the ipaper (14th January, 2019) Even the word sounds like a curse now. Once the idea of Brexit was wrapped up in flickering images of past […]
Europe / Germany / Immigration / Policy
Crisis? What crisis? It’s just a few boats feuling hysteria about immigration
Published by The ipaper (31st December, 2018) As Angela Merkel enters the twilight of her extraordinary political career, she can look back on a nation transformed by her […]