Published by The Observer (24th August, 2015) Shifting Sands: The Unravelling of the Old Order in the Middle East (Profile) Khaled Fahmy trudged down to Tahrir Square in […]
Arts / Books
Divas who think they can’t sing
Published by The Daily Mail (15th May, 2015) Naked at the Albert Hall: The Inside Story of Singing (Virago) Dusty Springfield became a star with that smokey, sensual […]
Arts / Economics / Film / Technology
Britain is winning the star wars
Published by CapX (7th May, 2015) What more could a chancellor have wanted on the eve of an election? No wonder George Osborne looked so pleased when he […]
Africa / Arts / Books
A continent trashed by treasure seekers
Published by The Observer (1st March, 2015) The Looting Machine: Warlords, tycoons, smugglers and the systematic theft of Africa’s wealth by Tom Burgis (William Collins) Augustin Katumba Mwanke […]
Africa / Arts / Disability / Music / South Africa
The heartbeat of South Africa
Published by High Life (8th January, 2015) As we drive into Ivory Park, the sprawling township that clings to rolling hills on the edge of Johannesburg, Aero Manyelo […]
Africa / Arts / Books / Somalia / South Africa
One refugee’s tale of hope from misery
Published by The Observer (4th January, 2014) A Man of Good Hope by Jonny Steinberg (Jonathan Cape) Asad Abdullahi was eight years old when he awoke one day […]
Arts / Books
Another first-class delivery
Published by The Daily Mail (10th October, 2014) Please, Mr Postman by Alan Johnson (Bantam) One day in June 1969, a young couple from London took the train to […]
Economics / Film / Technology
Goodbye Hollywood, hello Watford
Published by The Mail on Sunday (20th July, 2014) There was a sprinkling of rain as 250 specially invited guests arrived for the party in the courtyard of […]