Polls, policing and a poor public service
Published in The Independent (October 24th, 2012) Are you excited over the prospect of voting next month for your local... Read Full Article
Modern conservatism that unites the party’s left and right
Published in The Guardian (October 10th, 2012) David Cameron will never be an orator whose barnstorming speaking rouses a hall... Read Full Article
Cameron must modernise, not appease the reactionaries
Published in The Independent (October 8th, 2012) Over the years, many people have said David Cameron is a man who... Read Full Article
Warped priorities
Published in The Daily Mail (September 27th, 2012) At home, the talk is all about austerity. One half of the... Read Full Article
Could Chris Grayling be the ultimate Tory moderniser?
Published in The Independent (September 22nd, 2012) So here we go again: an apparently hardline new justice minister throwing red... Read Full Article
Snouts in the aid trough
First published in The Daily Mail (September 18th, 2012) Three miles from the centre of Nairobi, the bustling capital of... Read Full Article
The Lib Dems don’t need a new leader. They need a point
Published in The Independent (August 23rd, 2012) It may be the post-Olympic euphoria, but a spirit of harmony has descended... Read Full Article
The housing crisis: a nightmare caused by our sanctified suburban dreams
Published in The Guardian (August 21st, 2012) Another day, another housing report. This time it is Policy Exchange, the prime... Read Full Article
Cameron must now embrace the spirit of the Games
Published in The Independent (August 13th, 2012) Well, that was some party, wasn’t it? A fabulous fortnight in which Britain... Read Full Article
Politicians are the last people who should investigate corrupt City spivs
Published in The Daily Mail (July 4th, 2012) So farewell then, Bob Diamond. Few will mourn the departure from British... Read Full Article