Published by The i paper (2nd March, 2025) One of Donald Trump’s first actions upon his restoration was to put a bronze bust of Sir Winston Churchill back on […]
Politics
Boris on the burka was straight out of Bannon’s playbook
Published by The i paper (13th August, 2018) Put aside, even if just for a moment, the future of Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson. He is a sad […]
Europe / Politics / Russia
No place for defeatism in the struggle for democracy
Published by The i paper (19th March, 2016) As Russia goes through another sham election to crown its tsar for six more miserable years, it is easy to […]
Europe / European Union / Germany / Technology
Why you can’t really on the news media to understand Europe
Published by UnHerd (16th March, 2018) Which country’s politics are most closely observed after our own in Britain? It’s easy: just look at the army of press corps […]
Europe / European Union / Germany / Immigration / Policy
Time to face the truth about immigration
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (January 18th, 2016) The mood across Europe is hardening as desperate people continue to pour across borders in search of […]
Europe / Greece / Immigration / Policy
The big society bites back on refugees
Published by The Independent (7th September, 2015) Over the past five years I have spent much of my time covering the story of migration. I have met people […]
Aid / Economics / Europe / Immigration / Policy / Politics
The inconvenient truth about migrants
Published by The Independent (10th August, 2015) Halima was from Yarmouk, a suburb of Damascus besieged by both Syrian government and Islamic State forces. She was travelling with […]
Africa / Aid / Europe / Feature / Immigration / Libya / Policy
Voyage of the damned
Published by The Mail on Sunday (19th July, 2015) Shortly after breakfast I spotted a blob on the horizon across the sparkling Mediterranean sea. Within minutes came confirmation: […]
Africa / Aid / Europe / European Union
How does Europe look to an African?
Published in The Independent (February 17th, 2014) The other day I was chatting to an African friend when he asked a question that took me by surprise. “Is […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
The diplomat the world ignores
Published in Standpoint (September 25th, 2013) It was like an assignation in a spy thriller. A helicopter picked up the middle-aged woman in the early hours and flew […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
The real meaning of the PM’s speech on Europe
Published on ConservativeHome (January 23rd, 2013) This is my annotated take on David Cameron’s keynote speech on Europe, given after much delay at Bloomberg. My notes are in […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Sensible rebellion on Europe, for all the wrong reasons
Published in The Financial Times (November 2, 2012) From the start of his leadership, David Cameron urged his party to stop banging on about Europe. It alienated voters, he […]