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Delivered from hell to the cauldron of Kos

Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th August, 2015) Helen and Mustafa got married almost a year ago – and like all young couples, had hopes and plans […]

Politics

Ignore the siren voices and leave on your own terms, Prime Minister

Published by The Daily Telegraph (12th August, 2015) As voting ended on election night in May 2010, I went for a drink with an old friend of David […]

Africa / Aid / Europe / Immigration / Policy / Politics

No minister – our billions in foreign aid make it more likely migrants come here

Published by The Daily Mail (11th August, 2015) With every passing day, it becomes harder to have confidence in the Government’s flailing response to the tide of humanity […]

Aid / Economics / Europe / Immigration / Policy / Politics

The inconvenient truth about migrants

Published by The Independent (10th August, 2015) Halima was from Yarmouk, a suburb of Damascus besieged by both Syrian government and Islamic State forces. She was travelling with […]

Politics

Vote Corbyn to help Labour get over its left-wing fantasy

Published by The Independent (2nd August, 2015) The Labour leadership campaign has turned into one of the unexpected delights of the summer, a farce so absurd that even […]

Africa / Aid / Ethiopia / Kenya

Obama in Africa is right to emphasise trade over aid

Published by CapX (28th July, 2015) It is always easy to snipe at a state leader’s foreign tour, and Barack Obama’s trip to Africa was no exception. He […]

Drugs / Police / Policy / Politics

Slowly but surely, the West is coming down from the hallucinatory war on drugs

Published by The Independent (27th July, 2015) The stench of hypocrisy has long hung over the drugs debate. Politicians joke about their own use, then talk tough about […]

Politics

David Cameron’s secret weapon against jihadis

Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th July, 2015) It was billed as one of David Cameron’s most important speeches since entering Downing Street, with tough talk on […]

Aid / Politics

Britain cuts at home, but splashes cash abroad

Published by The Daily Telegraph (23rd July, 2015) The message from George Osborne is clear: Whitehall must slash spending again to find another £20bn in savings. Most government […]

Iraq / Politics / Syria / World

Britain should beware sliding back into Middle Eastern war

Published by The Independent (20th July, 2015) Slowly but surely, Britain is being dragged back into wider military intervention in the Middle East. For months, the ground has been […]

Africa / Aid / Europe / Feature / Immigration / Libya / Policy

Voyage of the damned

Published by The Mail on Sunday (19th July, 2015) Shortly after breakfast I spotted a blob on the horizon across the sparkling Mediterranean sea. Within minutes came confirmation: […]

Economics

The bloated charity sector can’t always be trusted with your money

Published by The Daily Telegraph (16th July, 2015) Among current topics of debate in Kenya is whether the country should push through a proposed ban on imports of […]