Published in The Observer (26th August, 2012) Think of Ethiopia and what do you see. Perhaps a starving child, flies in her eyes and belly distended. Painfully thin adults […]
Politics
The Lib Dems don’t need a new leader. They need a point
Published in The Independent (August 23rd, 2012) It may be the post-Olympic euphoria, but a spirit of harmony has descended on the Coalition. Insiders say that, for all […]
Housing / Policy / Politics
The housing crisis: a nightmare caused by our sanctified suburban dreams
Published in The Guardian (August 21st, 2012) Another day, another housing report. This time it is Policy Exchange, the prime minister’s favourite thinktank, urging the sale of social […]
Arts / Books
Would I lie to you? You bet I would
Published in The Daily Mail (August 17th, 2012) The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty by Dani Ariely (HarperCollins) Eight-year-old Jimmy comes home from school with a note from the […]
Politics
Cameron must now embrace the spirit of the Games
Published in The Independent (August 13th, 2012) Well, that was some party, wasn’t it? A fabulous fortnight in which Britain proved it was still a global player, shattering […]
Disability
It’s not just the bad apples – it’s our rotten society’s attitudes
Published in The Independent (August 9th, 2012) The details are disturbing, a horrific blast from the darkest days of the past. Lonely people with learning difficulties punched and […]
Immigration / Policy / Race
A golden hour laden with significance for Britain
Published in the London Evening Standard (6th August, 2012) Wow! What an exhausting weekend it has been for us armchair Olympians, all those hours of cheers and tears […]
Health / Policy
The night that set back NHS reform by years
Published in The Daily Mail (August 4th, 2012) The rest of the world may have been perplexed, but it was 20 minutes that made Britain feel better about […]
Health / Policy
Why Danny Boyle’s rose-tinted homage to the NHS was so damaging
Published in the London Evening Standard (July 30th, 2012) The reviews are in, and the near-unanimous verdict on Danny Boyle’s extraordinary opening ceremony was that it was a […]
Economics
A roaring British success: from rabble to record-breakers
Published in The Daily Mail (July 28th, 2012) Donna Green grew up in the shadow of the giant Cowley car plant on the outskirts of Oxford. Her grandfather […]
Immigration / Policy
Now we must welcome the best and brightest
Published in the London Evening Standard (July 23, 2012) On your marks, get set — it’s nearly time to go. The four-yearly circus that claims to be the […]