Published by The Independent (30 March, 2015) The phoney war is over. Today, the general election campaign finally begins. David Cameron is expected to drive to Buckingham Palace […]
Politics
Plot to oust Speaker John Bercow just crude revenge
Published by The Guardian (26th March, 2015) John Bercow does not find it difficult to give offence, which is never the most endearing trait in a politician and […]
Housing / Policy
Why is Green Belt so sacrosanct?
Published by The Independent (23rd March, 2015) It’s official: Britain has a housing crisis and everyone agrees that something must be done. Just look at last week’s rally in London to […]
Health / Policy / Politics
They gave Robert Aids – and then they killed his relatives
Published by The Mail on Sunday (22nd March, 2015) In 1983, Robert Mackie asked his doctor about reports of haemophiliacs developing a mysterious new disease called AIDS that […]
Health / Policy / Politics
The biggest disaster in NHS history
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 […]