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 […]
Politics
Another casualty of Brexit?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd July, 2016) They came together in common cause to pull Britain out of Europe. But one by one they stumbled in […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Our two-party system is falling apart
Published by the i paper (27th June, 2016) So what an appalling mess our country finds itself in. Last Friday, we woke to discover Britain had decided to […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Tears inside Number Ten after the door closed
Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th June, 2016) David Cameron held back tears as he stood in front of the cameras on Friday outside Downing Street and, […]
Economics / Europe / Italy
How the mafia is causing cancer
Published by Mosaic & The Daily Telegraph magazine (24th June, 2016) A few days before I visited the rather scruffy Hospital of Saint Anna and Saint Sebastian in […]