Published by The Spectator (27th July, 2024) Autocracy, Inc – The Dictators Who Want To Run The World (Allen Lane) After staging a failed coup and going to […]
Venezuela / World
The Iron Lady trying to salvage Venezuela
Published by UnHerd (26th July, 2024) Despite being the most popular politician in Venezuela, María Corina Machado has been banned from standing in this weekend’s election. Forbidden from […]
Politics / United States / World
If the Tories follow Trump, they will be haunted by regret
Published by The i paper (22nd July, 2024) Ronald Reagan is routinely hailed on the right as one of the greatest Republican presidents in United States history for […]
Europe / Poland
Poland is on a mission: to build the most powerful land army in Europe
Published by The Daily Mail (11th July, 2024) As the sun beat down on a glorious summer day, cyclists clad in lurid fluorescent Lycra pedalled furiously along the […]
Politics
Starmer can learn lessons from the Tory disaster
Published by The i paper (8th July, 2024) Already our politics feels a little bit calmer. Labour has kicked out the Tories, Sir Keir Starmer has moved into […]
Politics
I was Cameron’s speechwriter but voted for my Sunday football pal Keir. He’ll need all his on-pitch tenacity to tackle the Herculean challenges ahead
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 […]