Patel’s pitiful bid to defend waste and corruption
Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th June, 2017) Earlier this month I found myself sitting in an impressive Whitehall... Read Full Article
The profit motive can protect the public
Published by The Daily Telegraph (20th June, 2017) A few years back I boarded a flight from Djibouti to Somaliland.... Read Full Article
Theresa’s travails – and why I’m launching a politics festival
Published by The i paper (19th June, 2017) Like her or loathe her, it is hard not to feel some... Read Full Article
Theresa May’s biggest challenge: admitting Cameron was right
Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th June, 2017) When Theresa May arrived in Downing Street she behaved like the... Read Full Article
The right’s theory has been tested to destruction
Published by The i paper (12th June, 2017) What a mess. What a massive bloody mess. Our leaders have made... Read Full Article
Britain is still wrestling with the consequences of the crash
Published by CapX (11th June, 2017) It used to be said that there was a Chinese curse wishing someone might... Read Full Article
The Tories, sunk by the politics of fear, must lose the Lynton Crosby playbook
Published by The Guardian (9th June, 2017) There is one clear lesson from the strangest election campaign of my lifetime:... Read Full Article
The future of liberalism in an age of terror
Published by The i paper (5th June, 2017) Six weeks ago I was in South Korea as parties finalised pitches... Read Full Article
Is this the return of two-party politics?
Published by CapX (1st June, 2017) What a strange and suddenly absorbing election. The anticipated coronation of Theresa May, touching... Read Full Article
A specialist in foreign policy failure
Published by The i paper (29th May, 2017) A battle for power that looked dull, despite the bubbling undercurrents of... Read Full Article