Published in the Daily Mail (November 11th, 2011) Last weekend, it was hard to think of anywhere in the world where the scenery could have been more beautiful […]
Africa / Libya
MI6 role in Libyan rebels’ rendition ‘helped to strengthen al-Qaida’
Published in The Guardian (October 25th) British intelligence believes the capture and rendition of two top Libyan rebel commanders, carried out with the involvement of MI6, strengthened al-Qaida […]
Europe / Ireland
From paramilitary to president?
Published in the Daily Mail (October 24th, 2011) As the hotel ballroom filled up and the mood of excitement grew, a three-piece band played traditional Irish music. A […]
Africa / Equatorial Guinea
The strange and evil world of Equatorial Guinea
Published in The Observer magazine (October 23rd, 2011) It is hard not to be impressed when you arrive in the newly rich nation of Equatorial Guinea, especially when […]
Africa / Libya
The pariah who tried to sink the QE2 – then fooled Blair and the West
Published in the Daily Mail (October 21st, 2011) Britain’s most famous cruise ship, Queen Elizabeth 2, set sail from Southampton for Israel in April 1973, packed with Jewish […]
Politics
Why these rebels without a clue can’t simply be ignored
Published in the London Evening Standard (October 18th, 2011) It is easy to mock them as rebels without a clue, let alone a cause. The ragbag revolutionaries against […]
Arts / Books
Well, that’s easy for you to say, Mr President…
Published in The Observer (October 16th, 2011) You Talkin’ to Me? Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama by Sam Leith (Profile) As the Barack Obama bandwagon began to roll […]
Disability
What my disabled girl has taught me about life
Published in The Daily Mail (October 16th, 2011) My wife came home the other day from a shopping trip to buy presents for my daughter’s birthday. It was […]
Health / Policy
The ongoing NHS scandal
Published in The Spectator (October 13th, 2011) Shock! Horror! Another report reveals the shameful care given to the elderly in British hospitals. People in the twilight of their life […]
Immigration / Policy
Immigrants saved my family and are crucial to Britain
Published in the London Evening Standard (October 11th, 2011) One unexpected aspect of life as the parent of a profoundly disabled teenager is that at times it is […]
Politics
Bring me sunshine
Published in The Guardian (October 4th, 2011) The meetings began in the summer with gentle debate down at Chequers over the central themes and tone of David Cameron’s […]
Education / Policy / Politics
Who, in this nest of vipers, stole a stack of Michael Gove’s private emails?
Published in The Mail on Sunday (September 25th, 2011) Shortly after the last General Election, Michael Gove was travelling by train to an important conference in Birmingham and […]