Published in The Times (January 19th, 2011) For decades the British Left was held captive by Stockholm syndrome. It looked at Sweden and saw paradise on Earth — […]
Africa / Tunisia
Why a fruit and veg seller could unleash wave of revolutions
Published in the Mail on Sunday (January 16th, 2011) It all began with the despair of one man, a young graduate unable to get a job, like so […]
Aid / Haiti / World
One year on, Haiti is still in the grip of despair and chaos. And the huge aid effort you funded is to blame
Published in the Daily Mail (January 13th, 2011) The rows of tents seem to stretch on for ever, a symbol of Haiti’s hopelessness. Each one has been home […]
Politics
Brand detox remains the Tories’ prime task
Published in the Financial Times (January 4th, 2011) After weeks of muttering and coded articles, the new year has arrived with hostile outbursts against the coalition from within its […]
Africa / Aid / General
There has never been a better time to be alive
Published in the London Evening Standard (January 4th, 2011) These are difficult days. Not just because for many people it is the first day back at work, but […]
Disability
Must my daughter be bullied because of this callous comedy?
Published in The Times (December 29th, 2010) In my school playground boys refusing to join a kickaround were called “poofs” or “spastics”, those that wouldn’t share sweets were […]
Policy / Politics
Britain’s big gamble puts the citizens at the wheel
Published in the Financial Times (December 28th, 2010) Lady Perry, a former chief inspector of schools in England, uses an anecdote from her time as a young teacher […]
Politics
Blair’s brave new world is falling to pieces
Published in The Times (December 24th, 2010) The adrenalin, the adulation, the buzz are still there for Tony Blair as he flits around the globe in his mission […]
Technology
Can Twitter and the internet start a revolution?
Published in the London Evening Standard (December 7th, 2010) It began over drinks in a pub in Islington. Friends in their twenties – teachers, students, voluntary sector workers […]
Arts / Books / Politics
The making of the coalition
Published in The Spectator (December 4th, 2010) 22 Days in May by David Laws/5 Days to Power by Rob Wilson (both Biteback) David Cameron was despondent on the […]
Travel / United States / World
Mississippi yearning: driving down America’s Great River Road
Published in The Guardian (December 4th, 2010) As we nudged the Mustang on to the vast metal bridge spanning the Mississippi, a glorious sunset broke behind us, shading […]
Disability
Idayah is a bright child. One of a spurned minority
Published in the London Evening Standard (December 2nd, 2010) Idayah Miller shares the ambitions of any other 11-year-old girl. A bright and lively child, she hopes to be a […]