Published by The Independent (15th December, 2014) Myths and mantras are swirling around the increasingly-toxic immigration debate as mainstream parties flounder in the face of Ukip’s insurgency. These […]
Pakistan / Politics
‘I was waterboarded by British special forces’
Published by The Mail on Sunday (14th December, 2014) A Pakistani man suing the Government for damages has detailed a horrific catalogue of abuse and torture he claims […]
Africa / Libya / Politics
I’ll reveal how MI6 gave me to Gaddafi’s thugs
Published by The Mail on Sunday (14th December, 2014) A Libyan dissident kidnapped by US forces with the help of MI6 and delivered, along with his pregnant wife, […]
Politics
A glimpse of grass-roots politics with lessons for all main parties
Published in The Independent (1st December, 2014) A successful politician once told me that when receiving invitations to events, he always imagines it is being held that day […]
Europe / European Union
Sunk by the EU quotacrats
Published by The Mail on Sunday (30th November, 2014) The rusting stern of the Cornelis Vrolijk towers over the quayside in Ijmuiden, an immense port near Amsterdam. She is […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
The west is letting Putin get his way on Ukraine
Published by The Guardian (28th November, 2014) Ukraine’s new parliament was sworn in today. More than 400 members took their oaths, but 27 seats remain vacant – the annexation of […]
Aid
A nauseating award for Blair and a bloated aid industry sucking up to its political paymasters
Published by The Daily Mail (27th November, 2014) A spectacular charity gala studded with celebrities, famous singers and Hollywood stars, it was just the sort of glittering event […]
Africa / Aid
Sir Bob’s pet cause is arrogant and wrong
Published by The Sun (18th November, 2014) Sometimes, even for secular saints, the truth is uncomfortable – as Sir Bob has discovered yesterday when cut off on television […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
How the Tories are helping Ukip
Published by The Independent (17th November, 2014) First Clacton, now Rochester – the unlikely landmarks of British political history as Ukip takes one more step on to Tory terrain […]
Africa / Zimbabwe
Is ‘Gucci Grace’ about to become the world’s first female dictator?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (16th November, 2014) Grace Mugabe has been called many things since the moment when, barely out of her teens, she caught the […]
Africa / Aid / Ethiopia
Should Band Aid be resurrected?
Published by The Observer (16th November, 2014) The Observer debate with Tim Ingham (Editor, Music Week) IB: Absolutely not. The only good thing is to learn the toe-curling […]