Published by The Independent (28th September, 2015) Texas has always divided opinions. It prides itself on being the best, brashest and most bloody-minded slice of America, a cowboy […]
Politics
Britain’s Bernie Sanders may be Labour’s next leader
Published by The Wall Street Journal (5th September, 2015) Thirty years ago I covered politics for a local newspaper in a prosperous patch of north London. Among the […]
Politics
Ignore the siren voices and leave on your own terms, Prime Minister
Published by The Daily Telegraph (12th August, 2015) As voting ended on election night in May 2010, I went for a drink with an old friend of David […]
Africa / Aid / Europe / Immigration / Policy / Politics
No minister – our billions in foreign aid make it more likely migrants come here
Published by The Daily Mail (11th August, 2015) With every passing day, it becomes harder to have confidence in the Government’s flailing response to the tide of humanity […]
Aid / Economics / Europe / Immigration / Policy / Politics
The inconvenient truth about migrants
Published by The Independent (10th August, 2015) Halima was from Yarmouk, a suburb of Damascus besieged by both Syrian government and Islamic State forces. She was travelling with […]
Politics
Vote Corbyn to help Labour get over its left-wing fantasy
Published by The Independent (2nd August, 2015) The Labour leadership campaign has turned into one of the unexpected delights of the summer, a farce so absurd that even […]
Politics
David Cameron’s secret weapon against jihadis
Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th July, 2015) It was billed as one of David Cameron’s most important speeches since entering Downing Street, with tough talk on […]
Aid / Politics
Britain cuts at home, but splashes cash abroad
Published by The Daily Telegraph (23rd July, 2015) The message from George Osborne is clear: Whitehall must slash spending again to find another £20bn in savings. Most government […]
Politics / Technology
Infuriating and self-righteous, but we’d miss the BBC
Published by The Independent (13th July, 2015) Five months ago the House of Commons Culture Committee issued an important report into the future of the BBC, seen as […]
Politics
Is Tim Farron really a liberal at all?
Published by The Guardian (25th June, 2015) It has been largely forgotten, but two of the nation’s major political parties are now engaged in leadership contests. While the […]