Published by The Mail on Sunday (30th July, 2023) China’s public health authorities cracked the genetic code of the Covid virus five days before the rest of the […]
China / Covid19 / World
The secret messages behind the lab leak cover-up
Published by UnHerd (28th July, 2023) “What happened to Oppenheimer damaged our ability as a society to debate honestly about scientific theory,” wrote Kai Bird, author of the […]
Politics
Starmer needs to change his tune
Published by The i paper (24th July, 2023) Sometimes, the jibes from political opponents sting since they are so close to the bone – and Michael Gove, as […]
United States / World
A new threat to American democracy
Published by The i paper (17th July, 2023) It seems extraordinary that Donald Trump remains the runaway favourite to win the Republican Party nomination for next year’s White […]
Europe / Italy
The mothers having their names erased from their children’s birth certificates — by the state
Published by The Daily Mail (16th July, 2023) The shock news arrived without warning in January: Michela Leidi was being officially cancelled as the mother of her daughter […]
Crime / Drugs / Policy
Westminster’s drug policy is put to shame
Published by The i paper (10th July, 2023) The state of British politics often induces despair. Westminster is hooked on playing pathetic tribal games and populated by self-centred […]
Africa / Aid / Somalia / Somaliland
Foreign aid blights rather than builds a nation
Published by The Times (5th July, 2023) Somalia is a shattered country associated with chaos, conflict and piracy, host to an Islamist terrorist group described by a senior […]
Policy / Social care
Social care has been unloved and poorly funded for too long
Published by The Times (4th July, 2023) My daughter is lovely. She has learning disabilities and a life-threatening health condition, however, so my family is reliant on a […]
Europe / France
Troubled republic must search its revolutionary soul
Published by The i paper (3rd July, 2023) In 2009, Africa Express, the collaborative music project I co-founded, held a show in the centre of Paris. So as […]
Africa / Immigration / Policy / Rwanda
Ruling on Rwanda is a win for decency
Published by The i paper (30th June, 2023) What a fine start to the day. First came a forceful report from the Conservative-dominated Privileges Committee condemning the Boris […]
Politics
The struggle to save our democracy from scoundrels
Published by The i paper (19th June, 2023) It is now official: Boris Johnson is a lying scoundrel. He is branded forever as a man who treated his […]
Europe / Politics / Russia / United States / World
Three ageing male egomaniacs, clinging to power
Published by The i paper (12th June, 2023) Headlines over the weekend were dominated by three ageing male egomaniacs. They are all desperate to cling to power as […]