Published by The Daily Telegraph (2nd August, 2016) There is no doubt the leaked list of gongs that David Cameron wants to dole out looks demeaning. There are […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine / United States / World
New shadow warfare: How Putin is fanning the flames of discontent
Published by the i paper (1st August, 2016) Two years ago Ukraine held a presidential ballot intended to complete the uprising against the Russian stooges running their country […]
Aid / World
British reporter arrested by ‘torture’ police funded by UK
Published by The Mail on Sunday (31st July, 2016) An elderly British journalist investigating corruption in Bangladesh has been arrested by a police squad that received UK aid […]
Africa / Zimbabwe
Why is Britain shoring up Mugabe’s brutal regime?
Published by The i paper (25th July, 2016) After almost four decades in power, Robert Mugabe’s vice-like grip on Zimbabwe seems to be slipping. There have been public […]
Arts / Books / Politics
Terrorists confuse aims with targets
Published by The Observer (24th July, 2016) Does Terrorism Work by Richard English (Oxford University Press) Two decades ago I had tea with one of Ulster’s most infamous […]
Europe / France
Should the Nice massacre be blamed on twisted devotion to religion?
Published by the i paper (18th July, 2016) Like so many children Yannis Coviaux loved the beach, playing in the sand and the sea. His father’s solitary consolation […]
Turkey / World
Standing in the blood of vengeance… against a coup beaten by FaceTime
Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th July, 2016) It was an astonishing call to arms, made from an iPhone held in the trembling hand of a newsreader, […]
Policy / Politics / Race
David Cameron saved his party from fusty white male irrelevance
Published by The Daily Telegraph (14th July, 2016) We saw the classic David Cameron in his last Prime Minister’s Questions: warm and witty, with sharp defence of his […]
Politics
May thwarted the Tory right. But the Brexit nightmare will haunt her
Published by The Guardian (12th July, 2016) Shortly after David Cameron’s election as Conservative leader, we were throwing around ideas to underscore his determination to change the party. […]
Politics
Leadsom heralds a return of the ‘nasty party’
Published by the ipaper (11th July, 2016) Shortly after the turn of the century a new party chairwoman stood before the Conservative Party conference and told stunned members […]
Politics
The earthquake that upended British politics
Published by The Wall Street Journal (9th July, 2016) British politics and governance have been shaken during the past few weeks in ways that I have not seen […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Theresa May is the only choice for leader
Published by The ipaper (4th July, 2016) Just a few days ago those leading the push for Brexit were arguing they represented all those voters fed up with […]