Published by The i paper (22nd August, 2022) I went to Tallinn earlier this month to report on Estonia’s remarkable embrace of digital government. This Baltic nation has […]
Drugs / Policy
Westminster is addicted to drug prohibition
Published by The i paper (15th August, 2022) Rishi Sunak likes to joke that he is a coke addict. He has even admitted he is hooked on Mexican […]
Technology / United States / World
Our age of false prophets
Published by The i paper (8th August, 2022) Nine days after Donald Trump was ousted from the White House by voters in the US, I found myself reporting […]
Politics
Sunak’s missed opportunity
Published by The i paper (1st August, 2022) The bandwagon is rolling for Liz Truss as ballot papers go out to Tory members who will choose our next […]
Politics
The sooner Johnson leaves the stage, the better
Published by The i paper (25th July 2022) When Boris Johnson visited an army base in Yorkshire last week, the message he was sending could not have been […]
Health / Policy / Politics / Social care
A tribal beauty contest devoid of any new ideas
Published by The i paper (18th July,. 2022) A few hours before the first Tory leadership debate was broadcast on Channel 4, I was talking to a terrific […]
Politics
An egomaniac who poisoned our politics
Published by The i paper (8th July, 2022) There is delicious irony that Boris Johnson, a man so deluded that he saw himself as the second coming of […]
Economics / Politics
We’ve had enough of these fairy tales
Published by The i paper (11th July, 2022) Rishi Sunak launched his campaign to become leader of our country with a slick video that asked two simple questions: “Do […]
Politics
An egomaniac who poisoned our politics
Published by The i paper (8th July, 2022) There is delicious irony that Boris Johnson, a man so deluded that he saw himself as the second coming of […]
Politics
Johnson must go – but it will take more than this to restore trust in democracy
Published by The i paper (27th June, 2022) The wedding I attended on Saturday could not have felt more English, the mood more upbeat. It was a joyous […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
The West needs to show strength – like Ukraine
Published by The i paper (20th June, 2022) Four weeks before Vladimir Putin sent his tanks and troops over the border in a vainglorious attempt to impose a […]
Africa / Immigration / Policy / Politics / Rwanda
The prince is as hypocritical as the PM
Published by The i paper (13th June, 2022) Prince Charles is right: the Government’s plan to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda is “appalling”. It is a callous, […]