Media short-changes the poor with soft-soap aid coverage
Published in The Guardian (17th March, 2013) For several weeks, BBC television seems to have been dominated by build-up to Friday’s... Read Full Article
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Overseas aid: an indefensible ringfence
Published in The Guardian (March 14th, 2013) One of the first rules of opposition is to avoid rash promises that... Read Full Article
In Haiti the UN’s behaviour is far cry from being conscience of the world
Publish in The Guardian (March 4th, 2013) Imagine if a multinational company went to one of the world’s most impoverished... Read Full Article
Legalising drugs would be the perfect Tory policy
Published in The Guardian (February 19th, 2013) A few weeks ago I had a coffee with one of the most... Read Full Article
How the West misread Mali
Published in The Guardian (January 25th, 2013) For 10 months the collapse was largely ignored by the west. A country seen... Read Full Article
Mali’s magical music
Published in The Guardian (January 18th, 2013) This week, the world has finally focused on the tragedy that has befallen... Read Full Article
One step forward on probation, then one giant step back on jails
Published in The Guardian (January 11th, 2013) According to the latest figures there are 83,632 locked up in English and... Read Full Article
Disastrous relief for Haiti
Published in The Guardian (December 31st, 2012) Almost three years ago, Haiti was hit by an earthquake that killed an estimated... Read Full Article
NHS privatisation fears? Grow up
Published in The Guardian (December 21, 2012) Nearly one in five patients having hip replacements and hernia repairs are handled by... Read Full Article
Tory retreat on climate change is senseless
Published in The Guardian (October 29th, 2012) The year after David Cameron became Tory party leader, he did something party... Read Full Article