Published by The Mail on Sunday (29th May, 2016) Picture a scene familiar to many who live in the English countryside. Armies of eastern European farm workers are toiling […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Blips, blunders and bluster… has Boris lost it?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (22nd May 2016) When he announced he was backing Brexit, there was jubilation among those wanting out of the European Union, and […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Boris is a dimming star in the Brexit debate
Published by The ipaper (16th May, 2016) Last week, the former Prime Minister Sir John Major made one of his sporadic sallies back into the political fray, warning […]
Albania / Europe / European Union / Politics
If you want us to be like Albania, you’re an ass
Published by The Mail on Sunday (24th April, 2016) Qemal was sitting in the shade of a peach tree in the village of Gërdec, trying to find a […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
This is about more than just money
Published by The Mail on Sunday (10th April, 2016) When David Cameron told me he was running for the Tory Party leadership, I replied that it would be difficult […]
Europe / European Union / Greenland
The proud island that floated free
Published by The Mail on Sunday (13th March, 2016) The problem was simple but infuriating: ‘I had to travel to Brussels every month and ask permission if we […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Boris, Brexit and Cameron’s miscalculation
Published by The Wall Street Journal (3rd March, 2016) As British Prime Minister David Cameron surveys the political landscape, he has much to savor. Last May he confounded critics who […]
Europe / European Union / Greece
100,000 reasons why the EU is broken (whether Britain is In or Out)
Published by The Mail on Sunday (28th February, 2016) Victoria Square, which took its name from the British Queen who handed Greece back its Ionian islands, was once a haven […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
So many arguments for Brexit. They can’t all be right
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (22nd February, 2016) During one of last year’s election debates, Nigel Farage tried to grab the public’s attention with a […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Cameron on the brink of disaster
Published by The Mail on Sunday (21st February, 2016) During those days when David Cameron soared high in the polls as Opposition Leader, he was asked about his success in […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Don’t expect David Cameron to play nice as he battles for his place in history
Published by The Daily Telegraph (17th February, 2016) So here we go: the battle of Britain’s place in Europe is about to begin. The Prime Minister is frantically […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Migrant camps in Kent? We don’t need scare stories to make a case for the EU
Published by The Guardian (9th February, 2016) The fight over Britain’s membership of the EU has, until now, had the feel of a phoney war. The out camp […]