Published by The i paper (7th November, 2022) Russia, like most modern countries, sees matters of defence, security and foreign policy as something that should be controlled by […]
Health / Policy / Social care
How to fix the NHS and social care
Published by The i paper (14th November, 2022) Another damning indictment of Britain’s healthcare system was released last week, although such reports arrive so often that it received […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Now Putin is weaponising winter
Published by The i paper (31st October, 2022) Last night, the sirens began wailing as I walked into a shopping centre. A Russian bomber had been detected flying […]
Europe / Politics / Ukraine
While Ukraine fights for its democracy, we are treating ours with utter contempt
Published by The i paper (24th October, 2022) The headlines are filled with the latest tedious instalment of the struggle for the soul of the Conservative Party, which has […]
Politics
Hunt is the best hope for the Tories
Published by The i paper (17th October, 2022) Archie Norman is one of Britain’s most distinguished corporate leaders who spent almost four decades running top firms in banking, […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Putin’s plan for Ukraine lies in ashes
Published by The i paper (10th October, 2022) Ukraine was a place of joyful celebration when people woke on Saturday to learn that an explosion had ripped through […]
Politics
What is now the point of the Tories?
Published by The i paper (3rd October, 2022) he Tories gather for their annual conference in dismal state of disarray. Election of a new leader, their fourth in […]
Politics
Truss and Kwarteng will learn the hard way that sometimes we need the nanny state
Published by The i paper (26th September, 2022) It is three weeks since Liz Truss became Prime Minister – and for much of that time, politics was postponed […]
Politics
A prime minister unlike any other
Published by The i paper (19th September, 2022) As she waited for her accession to the political crown, Liz Truss briefed that she would hit the ground running […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
This is no time for complacency
Published by The i paper (12th September, 2022) I first met Maria Avdeeva, an expert in cyber-security, in early February when we had a coffee in a chic […]
Politics
Prepare for fine words followed by the shortest honeymoon in political history
Published by The i paper (5th September, 2022) Let us start with some good news. Boris Johnson will cease soon to be our prime minister. Britain will be […]
China / Taiwan / World
Give Taiwan the same support as Ukraine
Published by The i paper (29th August, 2022) Three months into the pandemic, a senior official at the World Health Organisation was asked on video link by a […]