Published by The Independent (4th October, 2014) Augustin was agitated and scared. After weeks spent hiding in his house with his wife and children, he had left the […]
Immigration / Policy / Politics
A Conservative split may be the catharsis the party needs
Published by The Guardian (1st October, 2014) The room was packed in anticipation of good debate. But from the start of the Conservative conference fringe event on immigration […]
Africa / Health / Liberia
Bonfire of the ebola victims
Published by The Mail on Sunday (28th September, 2014) As I walked into the walled Hindu-style cremation site outside Monrovia alongside the latest consignment of bodies, I saw […]
Africa / South Africa
Obesity: Africa’s new crisis
Published by The Observer Magazine (21st September, 2014) When the first McDonald’s restaurant opened almost two decades ago in Johannesburg, a teenage boy named Thando Tshabalala was among […]
Iraq / Syria / World
The deepening dilemma over hostages
Published by The Independent (September 15th, 2014) The fact that it was almost expected does not make it any less hideous. David Haines, a good man who went […]
Politics
Last-minute deals turn the spotlight on Westminster
Published by The Financial Times (19th September, 2014) So the most thrilling political debate in recent British history is over, and the divisive force of nationalism has been […]
Disability
It’s tough when a disabled child becomes adult
Published by The Sun (17th September, 2014) The birth of a child who turns out to have profound and complex disabilities is a shock. It sent me spiralling […]
Economics / Health / Policy
We must tax sugar before Britain eats itself to death
Published by The Daily Mail (19th September, 2014) Mr Cube played a big role in my childhood. Not only did he help fund my schooling and summer holidays, […]
Politics
Passions run high with only 100 hours until polling starts
Published by The Mail on Sunday (14th September, 2014) As the autumn sun shone down and the ear-splitting sounds of pipes and drums from thousands of Orange Order […]
Africa / Aid / Health / Policy / South Africa
South Africa’s obesity crisis: the shape of things to come?
Published by Mosaic Science (9th September, 2014) When the first McDonald’s restaurant opened almost two decades ago in Johannesburg, a teenage boy named Thando Tshabalala was among the […]
Iraq / Syria / World
A sick British hostage and torture by Taser
Published by The Mail on Sunday (7th September, 2014) The British aid worker threatened with beheading by Islamic militants in Syria has been so desperately ill that his […]
Health / Policy
Arrogant doctors and a sinister abuse of power
Published by The Daily Mail (2nd September, 2014) Ashya King’s parents are not murderers, terrorists or vicious thieves. They are just a couple from Hampshire determined to do […]