Can Patel turn the tide on foreign aid?
Published by The Telegraph (22nd September, 2016) As a devout Remainer, I was disturbed by the EU referendum result. But... Read Full Article
Ethiopia
Stop the spin. Focus on the dodgy facts
Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th April, 2016) Democracy deserves to be cherished. As a foreign correspondent, I have... Read Full Article
Lunacy! What planet are they on?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th April, 2016) African nations that have received billions of pounds in British aid... Read Full Article
The dirty dozen
Published by The Daily Mail (15th April 2016) Britain’s foreign aid budget keeps rising. Currently at £12 billion a year, it... Read Full Article
We train forces who kidnapped Ethiopia’s ‘Mandela’
Published by The Mail on Sunday (10th April, 2016) Britain is giving more than a million pounds to train Ethiopia’s... Read Full Article
Diplomatic impotence – or disregard for human rights
Published by The Independent (26th October, 2015) The visit of Xi Jinping was deemed a success on both sides. Our... Read Full Article
Obama in Africa is right to emphasise trade over aid
Published by CapX (28th July, 2015) It is always easy to snipe at a state leader’s foreign tour, and Barack... Read Full Article
India sends rockets into space. So does it need our £210m aid?
Published by The Sun (13th February, 2015) Another day, another damning report into Britain’s great aid giveaway. It is almost... Read Full Article
Diplomats clash over death row Briton
Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th January, 2015) An explosive row has erupted between diplomats and Ministers over their... Read Full Article
One refugee’s tale of hope from misery
Published by The Observer (4th January, 2014) A Man of Good Hope by Jonny Steinberg (Jonathan Cape) Asad Abdullahi was... Read Full Article