Published by The i paper (6th January, 2025) A few days before Christmas, a Chinese ship started its engines in the freezing waters between Denmark and Sweden and […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
We must wake up to Russia’s threat
Published by The i paper (21st October, 2024) The image is one for the history books: four ageing white men, sitting stiffly in their suits beneath a Picasso […]
Covid19 / Health / Policy
Covid lies and the stench of elitist arrogance
Published by The i paper (30th September, 2024) Boris Johnson is publishing his memoir, timed to coincide with the Conservative Party conference, in his usual attention-seeking manner and written […]
China / Covid19 / World
Lab leak theory is gaining ground
Published by The i paper (22nd January, 2024) Dominic Cummings is far from the ideal person to deliver warnings about dangers of misinformation, given his track record. Yet […]
China / Taiwan / World
A victory for democracy in Taiwan
Published by The i paper (15th January, 2024) Amid so much grim global news, something to celebrate. For the biggest election year in human history, which will see […]
China / Covid19 / World
Conspiracy of silence betrays our values
Published by The Mail on Sunday (7th January, 2024) It is more than four years since the World Health Organisation was tipped off about a mysterious new disease […]
China / World
A lesson in life’s fragility
Published by The i paper (26th December, 2023) The artists, booksellers, musicians and writers all knew each other well, so greeted each other warmly in the restaurant, cracking […]
China / North Korea / World
How to escape North Korea
Published by UnHerd (21st November, 2023) When Kim Seungeun first visited North Korea, he saw a barren land devastated by famine, its trees stripped by people desperate to […]