Published in The Guardian (January 6th, 2014) He made his name as a sharp-elbowed businessman who rode the technology revolution with such style. But these days he is […]
Arts / Books
Last train to oblivion
Published in The Mail on Sunday (January 5th, 2014) The Beast: Riding The Rails And Dodging Narcos On The Migrant Trail by Oscar Martinez (Verso) The two young […]
Africa / Rwanda / South Africa
Kagame’s enemies have a strange habit of dying
Published in The Independent (January 3rd, 2014) Patrick Karegeya knew Paul Kagame well. The pair went to school together, worked alongside each other in Ugandan intelligence and then […]
Travel / Turkey / World
Go cold Turkey
Published in The Daily Mail (January 1st, 2014) As arrived at our flat in the heart of Istanbul, big fat flakes of snow fell around us. The medieval landmark […]
Politics
Tories should stop carping and revive optimism
Published in ‘i’ newspaper (December 30th, 2013) The surest sign that a political party is on the rise comes at party conference, when a new generation of bright […]
Policy / Politics
The tide is turning against homophobia
Published in The Guardian (December 27th, 2013) In Uganda, two people who have sex could end up serving life sentences in prison if they happen to be the […]
Health / Policy / Politics
At last, a Health Secretary who puts patients first
Published in The Daily Mail (December 27th, 2013) As in every other walk of life, the ending of the political year offers an opportunity to pause and reflect […]
Immigration / Policy
Families that need £18,600 to spend Christmas together
Published in The Independent (December 19th, 2013) Like any father, Ethan James Feltham was looking forward to Christmas with his wife and their new son. But instead he […]
Aid / Technology
Time for BBC to ditch the red noses
Published in the Daily Mail (December 9th, 2013) From the moment Comic Relief was launched in a Sudanese refugee camp on Christmas Day 28 years ago, the country’s […]
Africa / Zimbabwe
Should Britain and South Africa have invaded Zimbabwe?
Published in The Independent (November 30th, 2013) Robert Mugabe has long claimed that Britain wanted to overthrow him, using this to smear his political opponents as Western stooges […]
Immigration / Policy / Politics
End this gutter debate about Britain’s immigration policy
Published in The Guardian (November 30th, 2013) It’s been a depressing week for British politics as it takes another sordid step into the stinking gutter of xenophobia. It […]