Published by UnHerd (3rd January, 2020) My book of this decade might seem a strange choice. It was written in 1939. The events it describes began unfolding more […]
Drugs / Health / Policy / United States / World
2017: when the US woke up to deaths from despair
Published by UnHerd (26th December, 2019) In the summer of 2017, I found myself in Dayton, Ohio. This friendly and rather nondescript city is famed worldwide as home […]
Politics
Can Dominic Raab cling on to Esher?
Published by UnHerd (9th December, 2019) I met Liam Gallagher on the high street in Esher outside his tile shop. “Yes, that is really my name,” he told […]
Europe / Spain
Six Spanish steps towards political paralysis
Published by UnHerd (12th November, 2019) Poor old Spain. Four elections in four years — and for what? The government moved General Franco from his gloomy mausoleum near […]
Disability / Health / Policy / Politics
How my daughter disrupted my politics
Published by UnHerd (15th October, 2019) I was one of those strange kids who was always interested in politics, almost as a spectator sport, learning the names of […]
Politics
How desperate is Doncaster for Brexit?
Published by UnHerd (27th September, 2019) ‘We should be out — it’s a farce.’ James Mitchell admits he had not really thought much about his country’s place in Europe […]
Arts / Film / Syria / Technology / World
Have we forgotten Syria?
Published by UnHerd (20th September, 2019) A few weeks ago, I bumped into Omran, a musician friend, who was serving salads, humous and pastries in a Lebanese cafe. […]
China / Economics / United States / World
Capitalism needs more heroes
Published by UnHerd (23rd August, 2019) There is a rumour doing the rounds on social media that Rupert Hogg, Rwho resigned as chief executive of Cathay Pacific airline last […]
India / Politics / World
How our first Asian MP shaped the Brexit debate
Published by UnHerd (25th July, 2019) When my generation was growing up half a century ago, we were taught the basics of history in terms of heroic British […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Deadly inequality
Published by UnHerd (18th June, 2019) We should welcome the fact that the issue of inequality has surged up the political agenda, given the lingering injustices around class, […]
Politics
Stewart for PM, Gove for chancellor
Published by UnHerd (31st May, 2019) The 25th anniversary of the Blair-Brown pact is a reminder of the speed of change. Not just in restaurants, with Granita long […]
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 […]