Published in the London Evening Standard (November 23rd, 2010) It was early morning when I heard muffled whispers and scuffling shoes. Looking out the window, I saw my […]
Policy
At last, a good way to help the homeless
Published in The Daily Telegraph (November 15th, 2010) Simon had been using drugs and sleeping rough for nearly two decades, resisting endless demands to come in from the […]
Aid
Before you pay to volunteer abroad, think of the harm you might do
Published in The Observer (November 14th, 2010) By 10pm, the aptly named Bar Street is pulsating with tourists drawn to Siem Reap by the famous Cambodian ruins of […]
Policy
Cutting out the middle men
Published in The Economist (November 6th, 2010) When the workers in the City of London head home each evening, a hidden legion of homeless people shuffles out of […]
Immigration / Policy
A cap on migrant workers will hurt London’s economy
Published in the London Evening Standard (November 2nd, 2010) David Caldwell arrived in London two years ago from Australia armed with a burning desire for success. An engineer […]
Politics
Bring me sunshine
Published in The Economist (November 11th, 2o1o) David Cameron’s Conservatives have always been more interested in ideas than their reputation for pragmatism suggests. In opposition, his inner team […]
Arts / Books
That turbulent decade
Published in The Spectator (October 23rd, 2010) No such thing as society: a history of Britain in the 1980’s by Andy McSmith (Constable) On 2 January, 1980, a […]
Arts / Economics / Music
Record sales plummet but the music plays on
Published in The Times (October 22nd, 2010) The deeply wonderful Elvis Costello has a new record out. It is available as a download, on CD, on vinyl and […]
Technology
East London may be the birthplace of a new Facebook
Published in the London Evening Standard (October 19th, 2010) It all seems so simple. One moment they are a bunch of students playing around on computers in their […]
Health / Policy
2,000 dead and still no justice for the victims of Britain’s blood transfusion scandal
Published in the Daily Mail (October 18th, 2010) A few months after his birth, Colin developed a bruise on his knee. It was seen by his aunt, whose […]
Crime / Disability / Policy
A whirlwind of hatred against the disabled
Published in The Guardian (October 16th, 2010) The details are sickening. For three days a gang of 18-year-olds tortured a younger autistic boy. They kicked him, stamped on his […]
United States
This award is premature – and potentially very foolish
Published in The Independent (October 10th, 2009) When Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973, the American humourist Tom Lehrer declared that political satire was […]