Published by The i paper (6th June, 2022) When the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991, many officials took down their icons of Communism to replace them with […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
A struggle between good and evil
Published by The i paper (30th May, 2022) Yesterday I was interviewing more Ukrainians fleeing Vladimir Putin’s invasion, hearing sad stories of families whose homes and lives have […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Nationhood forged in blood
Published by The i paper (23rd May, 2022) Gorky Park sits in the centre of Kharkiv. Before the war, families would flock there to feed squirrels, ride Ukraine’s […]
Health / Policy / Politics / Social care
A refreshing prescription for the NHS – and for politics
Published by The i paper (16th May, 2022) Jeremy Hunt does not hide his ambition, admitting that he does not rule out another tilt at the top job […]
Politics
Saving the PM is the Tories’ main mission
Published by The i paper (9th May, 2022) Blackmore Vale was a solid blue ward in a bucolic part of Somerset. It was held for the Tories by […]
Health / Policy
Another death, this time a friend’s son, highlights the need for an urgent review of psychiatric services
Published by The i paper (2nd May, 2022) More than three decades ago I joined The Sunday Times in the wake of the Wapping dispute, which broke the stranglehold of […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Our timid tolerance for tyranny
Published by The i paper (25th April, 2022) The president of a European nation gave a surreal press conference on Saturday. The fact that it took place in […]
Disability / Europe / Russia / Ukraine
People with disabilities abandoned in Ukraine
Published by The i paper (4th April, 2022) It is almost six weeks since Vladimir Putin unleashed hell on Ukraine. His forces have pulverised cities, shattered communities and […]
Europe / Immigration / Policy / Ukraine
Blitz spirit that puts Britain to shame
Published by The i paper (14th March, 2022) One night last week I found myself without anywhere to stay. This was unsurprising: I was in a city in […]