Published by The Guardian (2nd June, 2014) Politicians have a poor record of fighting the wars of the past rather than facing up to those of the future. […]
Africa / Egypt
Spinning for Sisi? Blair and Campbell accused of links to regime
Published by The Mail on Sunday (1st June, 2013) Victims of last year’s military coup in Egypt have accused Tony Blair and his former spin doctor Alastair Campbell […]
Travel
Beaux-Arts beauty bought back to life
Published by The Independent (30th May, 2014) My first night’s sleep was broken by the clanking of the air conditioning system. The next day, the door-locking mechanism froze […]
Politics
The curse of coalition
Published in The Independent on Sunday (25th May, 2014) The night before the coalition was formed, a senior member of the Tory team stormed back from a critical […]
Africa / Egypt
Saviour of his nation or brutal opportunist?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th May, 2014) The frenetic streets of Cairo are once again plastered with posters for another presidential election. But this time there are […]
Politics
Wise answers needed to the Ukip surge
Published by The Financial Times (23rd May, 2014) Nigel Farage insists his UK Independence party must now be taken seriously following its local election success. This is not easy […]
Europe / European Union / Politics / Russia / Ukraine
Ukraine and the shame of Europe
Published by The Wall Street Journal (22nd May, 2014) There are flickers of hope that calm can descend again on Eastern Europe. We are told that those threatening […]
Politics
Nice work if you can get elected to it
Published by The Independent (19th May, 2014) Wouldn’t it be lovely to be in a job where, as the sun comes out and the garden starts to bloom, […]
Sport
Football chiefs keep scoring own goals
Published by The Independent on Sunday (18th May, 2014) We all make mistakes, of course. So it is easy to understand why Sepp Blatter is feeling a little […]
India / World
Divisive extremist with blood on his hands or saviour of his state?
Published by The Daily Mail (17th May, 2014) Twelve years ago, a train containing Hindu activists heading for a protest at the site of a demolished mosque was […]
Economics
A vote of confidence in Britain
Published by The Guardian (13th May, 2014) There is something repellent about the likes of James Stunt, who married billionaire Bernie Ecclestone’s daughter and drives around London with his security […]
Africa / Aid / Nigeria / Politics / Technology
Boko Haram, hashtag activism & how the West can really help Nigeria
Published by The Independent (12th May, 2014) Now it’s official: the Western world is horrified about the kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls. It might have taken […]