A coup, contortions and a confused foreign policy
Published in The Independent on Sunday (August 18th, 2013) As rivers of blood flowed in Egypt this week, the frightening... Read Full Article
Egypt
Feeble leader who lit the fuse for massacre
Published in The Daily Mail (August 15th, 2013) What’s happened since the Arab Spring? Those heady days of early 2011... Read Full Article
Some protests suit Blair more than others
Published in The Independent (July 9th, 2013) There was always something Tiggerish about Tony Blair, with that irrepressible ability to... Read Full Article
The man who turned amorality into an art form
Published in The Daily Mail (January 12th, 2013) When Tony Blair visited Beijing a few weeks ago to open a... Read Full Article
Iceland owes us billions. Why on earth is the EU giving millions of our money in aid?
Published in The Daily Mail (March 8th, 2012) For all its recent problems, Iceland remains a prosperous place. Visiting there... Read Full Article
A brave reporter and her passion for speaking the truth
Published in the Daily Mail (February 23rd, 2012) The air was thick with tear gas, angry crowds confronted soldiers aiming... Read Full Article
Fancy footwork with the facts
Published in The Observer (January 15th, 2012) Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions by Paul Mason (Verso)... Read Full Article
Resist pessimism – keep faith with the Arab Spring
Published in the London Evening Standard (January 3rd, 2012) Just under a year ago, I travelled around Libya posing as... Read Full Article
We should not fear a Muslim Brotherhood win
Published in The Independent (November 29th, 2011) The resurgence of Egypt’s revolution has overshadowed the start of the country’s convoluted... Read Full Article
Does democracy stand a chance?
Published in the Daily Mail (November 28th, 2011) As I entered Tahrir Square in Cairo one night last week, a ... Read Full Article