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 […]
Lebanon / World
Bride of ISIS – the ultimate female jihadist icon
Published by The Mail on Sunday (22nd February, 2015) For radicalised Muslim women in Britain and beyond who seek to marry into the blood-stained ranks of Islamic State, […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Good result for Vladimir the Terrible
Published by The Independent (16th February, 2015) On a dank day last March I was chatting to tense Ukrainian officers besieged in their Crimean base by Russian armed […]
Aid
India sends rockets into space. So does it need our £210m aid?
Published by The Sun (13th February, 2015) Another day, another damning report into Britain’s great aid giveaway. It is almost enough to make you feel sorry for the […]
Economics / Politics
Are the Tories just defending crony capitalism?
Published by The Guardian (10th February, 2015) The embryonic general election campaign has been dominated by big business and its hostility to Labour. Attacks from former friends and […]
Disability / Health / Policy / Politics
I look at my daughter and welcome this decision
Published by The Daily Mail (4th February, 2015) Given the immense medical and moral significance of the issue, it was curious that MPs were given only 90 minutes […]