Published by The i Paper & The Independent (15th February, 2016) Birmingham University was one of the losers in the last global ranking of the world’s finest higher […]
Economics / Technology
The not-so-strange death of The Independent
Published by CapX (12th February, 2016) When The Independent launched in 1986, I was working on a weekly newspaper in the West Midlands with fuzzy ambitions to reach […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Migrant camps in Kent? We don’t need scare stories to make a case for the EU
Published by The Guardian (9th February, 2016) The fight over Britain’s membership of the EU has, until now, had the feel of a phoney war. The out camp […]
Crime / Policy
To get really tough on crime, we must help prisoners
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (8th February, 2016) For many years ministers privately complained that even the most carefully chosen chief inspector of prisons rapidly […]
Immigration / Policy
It’s easy to talk a good game on immigration
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (1st February, 2016) There is sometimes a single moment when talented young footballers do something so outrageous they declare themselves […]
Arts / Disability / Film
Where are the disabled actors?
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (25th January, 2016) A few months ago I was ploughing through the box set of the brilliant French thriller series […]
Politics
The pollsters got it wrong – but they are still crucial for politicians
Published by The Daily Telegraph (20th January, 2016) Shortly before the 2010 general election, David Cameron sat down with the results of the latest in-depth opinion poll. It was […]
Europe / European Union / Germany / Immigration / Policy
Time to face the truth about immigration
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (January 18th, 2016) The mood across Europe is hardening as desperate people continue to pour across borders in search of […]
Economics / Politics
How I learned to love the interfering state
Published by The Guardian (15th January, 2016) Political archaeology studies the influence of the past in shaping politics. It explains why New Labour hugged the Murdoch press even […]
Arts / Film / Haiti / United States / World
Poison Penn
Published by The Daily Mail (12th January, 2016) The gangsters had a problem. Their Sinaloa cartel was killing so many people in the battle to control Mexico’s drug […]
Politics
Corbyn’s reshuffle shambles made Labour’s divisions even worse
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (11th January, 2016) Shortly after the appointment of Seumas Milne as Labour’s director of communications last year, he was overheard in […]