Published by The i paper (22nd July, 2024) Ronald Reagan is routinely hailed on the right as one of the greatest Republican presidents in United States history for […]
Politics
Nothing is fixed in politics, as both the Tories and their Republican cousins prove
Published by The i paper (22nd July 2019) As a Republican President spews out racist bile against four ethnic minority women Democrats, it is easy to forget the transformation of […]
Economics / Europe / European Union / Politics
Why the Iron Lady is an icon for our times
Published by UnHerd (3rd May, 2019) Forty years ago today, the British people went to the polls and elected their first female prime minister. This was the most […]
Economics
A lesson in leadership
Published by The i Paper (9th July, 2018) Oh happy days. Suddenly the mood of our country has lifted thanks to the heroics of an unfancied group of […]
United States / World
Is Reagan a role model for Trump?
Published by the i paper (14th November, 2016) For three decades Ronald Reagan’s shadow has loomed large over the Republicans, much as his friend Margaret Thatcher’s influence proved […]
Economics
The unlikely triumph of capitalism
Published in The Independent (April 4th, 2009) Presidents, politicians, pundits and protesters are united: Capitalism is in crisis; free markets are fatally wounded; the state is in the […]