Published by The Mail on Sunday (22nd March, 2015) The Government will apologise this week for what has been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of […]
Immigration / Policy / Politics
Immigration as a vote-winner?
Published by The Independent (16th March, 2015) Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh grew up in a Conservative family. Her father was the first Asian councillor elected in Scotland and as a […]
Politics
Michael Gove is right: The Tories need to detoxify their brand
Published by The Guardian (14th March, 2015) Chief whips tend not to make waves in politics. They are meant to be masters of backroom deals, loyal party operators […]
Aid / Politics
This foreign aid law is an expensive stunt
Published by The Daily Telegraph (11th March, 2015) So there we are. Our esteemed politicians have passed perhaps the stupidest piece of legislation since the dangerous dogs act […]
Africa / Libya
Was it wrong to support the overthrow of Gaddafi?
Published by The Independent (9th March, 2015) There are few historic sites more wondrous than the ruins of Leptis Magna, a Roman city once home to 80,000 people, […]
Politics
‘Brain-fading’ adventures in Green Land
Published by The Mail on Sunday (8th March, 2015) The Greens like to do things differently. One of their deputy leaders had just blown a few billion pounds […]
Politics
An end to patronage and the salvation of politics
Published by The Independent (2nd March, 2015) As the fat cats emerged blinking in the spotlight, they were forced to confess corporate guilt over helping wealthy clients cream […]
Africa / Arts / Books
A continent trashed by treasure seekers
Published by The Observer (1st March, 2015) The Looting Machine: Warlords, tycoons, smugglers and the systematic theft of Africa’s wealth by Tom Burgis (William Collins) Augustin Katumba Mwanke […]
Europe / Russia
Gunned down in a gangster state
Published by The Mail on Sunday (1st March, 2015) Boris Nemtsov knew he might one day be silenced. Now the shocking picture of his body prostrate in the […]
Politics
Is she just too green for the job?
Published by The Daily Mail (25th February, 2015) As the General Election looms, Natalie Bennett has become a regular on TV news shows, pontificating about why Britain needs […]
Europe / Immigration / Italy / Policy / World
Imagine if Isis was approaching and safety just over the sea
Published by The Independent (23rd February, 2014) The statistics and stories are so extreme they barely register any more. In just five days, 4,200 migrants were plucked from […]