Published by The Daily Mail (5th July, 2024) It is more than 14 years since I stood chatting to a nervous politician on the eve of taking power. […]
Policy / Politics / Sport
Starmer’s pitch at normality
Published by The i paper (3rd July, 2024) The reports make the game sound almost professional. Whites took the lead when a “fine, flowing movement” ended with Mark […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Agony of parents forced to hand over their children for Putin’s ‘summer camps’
Published by The Daily Mail (July 3rd, 2024) Russia is using a chilling tactic against Ukrainians trapped in occupied territories by demanding a ‘tax’ from parents that involves […]
Politics
Tories deserve to be kicked as hard as possible into the history books
Published by The i paper (1st July, 2024) When Rishi Sunak stood before the dwindling band of Tory faithful at their party conference last year, he spoke about the […]
Africa / South Africa
South Africa shows democracy in action
Published by The i paper (17th June, 2024) It is 30 years since the citizens of South Africa defied doom-mongers with a largely peaceful transition from apartheid to […]
United States / World
Democrats need to ditch doddery Biden
Published by The i paper (3rd June, 2024) One of the greatest attributes of populist politicians is their ability to drive foes into such a frenzy of fury […]
Defence / Policy / Politics
Sunak’s not so cunning plan
Published by The i paper (27th May, 2024) Right you ‘orrible lot, fall in. Our forces are staring defeat in the face. Our officers look useless. Their strategies […]
Politics
Cameron’s rosy vision reduced to dust
Published by The i paper (24th May, 2024) It seems strange to recall the nervous Conservative sense of hope and optimism when the party was ushered back into […]
Europe / Russia / Slovakia
Will Russia win Slovakia’s election
Published by UnHerd (28th September, 2023) Zita took pride in joining the European Union two decades ago, seeing it as a symbol of Slovakia’s new freedom. But now […]
Health / Policy
None of the NHS scandals I have written about for decades matches the scale of tragedy and the callous deceit in the tainted blood affair
Published by The Daily Mail (21st May, 2024) Colin Smith, a boy who had developed a bruise on his knee a few months after his birth, was the […]