Published in The Daily Mail (August 7th, 2013) Our overseas aid charities work hard to persuade people to hand over their cash. Whether paying for commercials on television, […]
Africa / Ethiopia / Technology
Support journalists, not countries that jail them
Published in The Guardian (August 5th, 2013) ‘I am jailed, with around 200 other inmates, in a wide hall that looks like a warehouse. For all of us, […]
Africa / Zimbabwe
The MDC walked like zombies into Mugabe’s trap
Published in The Independent on Sunday (August 4th, 2013) The streets of Harare were largely empty yesterday as a nervous nation digested its official election result and awaited […]
Politics
Think how good the House of Lords could be
Published in The Independent (August 3rd, 2013) There are few things British leaders love to do more than lecture the rest of the world on democracy, emboldened by […]
Africa / Zimbabwe
Fear and optimism as Zimbabwe faces another rigged election
Published in The Independent (July 30th, 2013) As I sat in Zimbabwe’s national art gallery talking to Jessie Majome, one of the smartest young politicians in the country, […]
Politics
Watch out for this politician in a dog collar
Published in The Independent on Sunday (July 28th, 2013) Once again, the Church of England was in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. The Archbishop of Canterbury […]
Africa / Zimbabwe
A step into the unknown
Published in the New Statesman (July 26th, 2013) As I left one veteran activist’s home in Harare after an evening discussing the forthcoming election, I pointed at the green water […]
Africa / Zimbabwe
The crocodile, a £7bn will, and a fast food war – the bizarre backdrop to a crucial vote
Published in The Mail on Sunday (July 21st, 2013) As the warm winter sun beat down, newspaper editors and businessmen dined on crispy chicken and fat steaks cooked […]
Africa / Zimbabwe
Secret dossier proves Mugabe stealing election
Published in The Mail on Sunday (July 21st, 2013) Damning top-secret intelligence documents that expose Robert Mugabe’s plans to rig the forthcoming election in Zimbabwe and crush his […]
Policy / Politics / Whitehall
The civil service: a monster in Whitehall
Published in The Guardian (July 16th, 2013) Britain has a bad habit of deluding itself over its institutions. We proclaim the National Health Service to be the envy […]
Africa / Egypt / Politics
Some protests suit Blair more than others
Published in The Independent (July 9th, 2013) There was always something Tiggerish about Tony Blair, with that irrepressible ability to overcome setbacks unabashed and bounce back unconstrained by […]