Published by The i paper (21st October, 2024) The image is one for the history books: four ageing white men, sitting stiffly in their suits beneath a Picasso […]
Policy / Politics / Social care
Arrogant, heartless and out of touch
Published by The i paper (14th October, 2024) If you want to understand why the Conservatives are in such dire straits, consider social care. This is a significant […]
Arts / Books / United States / World
What do we mean when we talk about freedom?
Published by The Spectator (12th October, 2024) On Freedom by Timothy Snyder (Bodley Head) When the Yale historian and bestselling author Timothy Snyder was 14, his parents took […]
Africa / Aid / Kenya
MrBeast’s faux philanthropy fuels the aid illusion
Published by UnHerd (4th October, 2024) Jimmy Donaldson dropped out of a community college near his home in North Carolina at the age of 18 to crack one […]
Covid19 / Health / Policy
Covid lies and the stench of elitist arrogance
Published by The i paper (30th September, 2024) Boris Johnson is publishing his memoir, timed to coincide with the Conservative Party conference, in his usual attention-seeking manner and written […]
Politics
Starmer needs a mission statement
Published by The i paper (23rd September, 2024) Last year Rachel Reeves accepted a gift valued at £330 to attend a concert from the Betting and Gaming Council. This […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Why do we keep falling for Putin’s hollow threats?
Published by The i paper (September 16th, 2024) Vladimir Putin is a dismal leader of his country, overseeing a catastrophic military misadventure after crushing his people’s freedoms and […]
Environment / Europe / Italy / Policy
Vital rewilding or utter insanity? Debate rages over the freed bears terrorising Italian villages
Published by The Mail on Sunday (15th September 2024) The mountain village of Caldes, surrounded by forests below the jagged peaks of the Alps, has been officially recognised […]
Politics
How not to win votes and influence
Published by The i paper (2nd September, 2024) Wendy Morton is one of those rare beasts: a Conservative MP who survived at the hands of voters in July. […]
Europe / Germany
Germany faces a struggle for its soul
Published by The i paper (26th August, 2024) It seems almost strange that it is less than three years since Angela Merkel retired from leading Germany and Europe. […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
The Kursk offensive shreds Putin’s delusion
Published by The i paper (19th August, 2024) In September 2021, as Russian military forces built up on Ukraine’s border before their full-scale invasion, Vladimir Putin spoke to […]