Published by The i paper (17th June 2019) Derek Fleming doted on his ‘funny, caring and loving’ daughter Margaret. But when the lawyer found he had terminal cancer, […]
Drugs / Policy
The double standards on drugs
Published by The i paper (10th June, 2019) Earlier this year the life of a science teacher in Peterborough was devastated after he was struck off from his […]
Politics
The Tory tragedy may grow deeper
Published by The i paper (3rd June, 2019) Matt Hancock loves to talk about technology. He has used a little knowledge on the subject to go a very […]
Politics
A serious contender for serious times
Published by The i paper (27th May, 2019) Theresa May’s failed premiership is finally over. Now we must endure weeks of watching a motley collection of Tories jostling […]
Disability / Health / Policy
The scandal of needless incarceration
Published by The i paper (20th May, 2019) In 1964 a Canadian philosophy teacher called Jean Vanier bought a dilapidated house in a French village and invited two young […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Farage is back to haunt the Tories
Published by The i paper (13th May, 2019) He’s back. Like the grinning villain in a grotesque horror movie, Nigel Farage has returned to terrify the tortured Tories. Already […]
Crime / Policy
The rape victim force to suffer again by the police
Published by The ipaper (6th May, 2019) Do you think victims of rape should hand their phones over to police? Clearly this is a complex issue following the […]
Europe / Politics / Spain
New politics soon turns into old politics
Published by The i paper (29th April, 2019) Five years ago, a new force arrived in Spanish politics. Podemos emerged from massive anti-austerity protests in a nation badly […]
Environment / Policy
We need to talk about climate change
Published by The ipaper (22nd April, 2019) Civil disobedience is rarely popular, especially when it leads to disrupted journeys, blocked roads and traffic jams. No doubt some passengers […]
India / World
India’s huge vote in favour of democracy
Published by The i paper (15th April, 2019) People went by camel, car, foot, bicycle and tractor when voting started last week in the world’s biggest general election. […]
Politics
We need strong leaders, not technocrats
Published by The i paper (8th April, 2019) Politics is a strange business at the best of times. And these are far from the best of times. Britain […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
The Tories ditch decency along with their values
Published by The ipaper (1st April, 2019) Dominic Grieve describes himself as ‘a bit of an old-fashioned Conservative’. From his haircut through to his pragmatic approach to politics […]