Britain’s big gamble puts the citizens at the wheel
Published in the Financial Times (December 28th, 2010) Lady Perry, a former chief inspector of schools in England, uses an... Read Full Article
Blair’s brave new world is falling to pieces
Published in The Times (December 24th, 2010) The adrenalin, the adulation, the buzz are still there for Tony Blair as... Read Full Article
The making of the coalition
Published in The Spectator (December 4th, 2010) 22 Days in May by David Laws/5 Days to Power by Rob Wilson... Read Full Article
There’s a better way to break the cycle of crime
Published in the London Evening Standard (November 23rd, 2010) It was early morning when I heard muffled whispers and scuffling... Read Full Article
Bring me sunshine
Published in The Economist (November 11th, 2o1o) David Cameron’s Conservatives have always been more interested in ideas than their reputation... Read Full Article
‘Big society’? Let me explain
Published in The Guardian (October 9th, 2010) My first task after joining David Cameron’s team earlier this year was to... Read Full Article
How our politicians failed to stop the rise of the far right
Published in The Independent (June 9th, 2009) A few weeks ago I attended a think-tank lunch held to discuss whether... Read Full Article
Iona and Ivan – a tale of two children and two families
Published in The Independent (February 26th, 2009) I awoke to the sound of my daughter, Iona, screaming yesterday morning, shortly... Read Full Article
The hell I share with David Cameron
Published in The Spectator (October 22nd, 2005) My daughter suffered two seizures the other night. One was shortly after midnight,... Read Full Article