Published by The Independent (7th December, 2015) How quickly the narrative changes. Just two years ago, our leaders insisted we could not stand idly by after Syria’s president […]
Europe / European Union / Politics / Syria / World
Ten years at the top – but trouble ahead on Syria and Brexit?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (6th December, 2015) Ten years ago today, a self-deprecating young politician called David Cameron took charge of the Conservatives – their fourth leader in […]
Politics / United States / World
Transatlantic lessons from the Republican civil war
Published by The Independent (2nd November, 2015) Almost from the moment he became a senator four years ago, Marco Rubio has been marked out as a potential Republican […]
Health / Policy / Transport / United States / World
The fat city that declared war on obesity
Published by Mosaic (13th October, 2015) & The Atlantic (14th October, 2015) When Velveth Monterroso arrived in the USA from her hometown in Guatemala, she weighed exactly 10 stone. […]
Crime / Policy / Politics / United States / World
Prison reform is a classic conservative issue
Published by The Spectator Coffee House (12th October, 2015) Many people were surprised when David Cameron placed prison reform at the heart of his party conference speech last […]
Crime / Policy / Politics / United States / World
Could the Tories’ decade in power really be defined by prison reform?
Published by The Independent (12th October, 2015) Shortly after the Conservatives won their unexpected victory in the general election, I asked a Downing Street aide what he thought […]
Crime / Policy / Politics / United States / World
Has a Texan gangster persuaded Gove to reform our jails?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (13th October, 2015) Alfred Adams admits that he was a menace to society: a cocaine-addicted gangster who did anything to feed his […]
Economics / Politics / United States / World
Forget the stereotypes – Britain could learn a lot from Texas
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 […]
United States / World
A broken system, angry electorate and uncertain future
Published by The Independent (21st September, 2015) I met Christopher last week in a café in central Texas, a smart young man with unfulfilled ambitions. ‘I’m basically a […]