Published by The i paper (29th May, 2023) Eleven years ago I travelled to Texas to meet some people who sparked a political revolution that swept the United States […]
Education / Europe / Finland / Policy / Technology
Why Finnish children see through fake news
Published by The i paper (25th May, 2023) Darja Rekani clearly remembers the day in primary school when a teacher showed a series of news reports before asking […]
Politics
I apologise for my small part in the Tory fiasco…
Published by The i paper (22nd May, 2023) I must start with an apology. Shortly after leaving my job as deputy editor on a national newspaper 13 years […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
The West’s reluctance to commit fully to Ukraine’s fight will prolong the war
Published by The i paper (15th May, 2023) Since coming to power at the start of this century, Vladimir Putin has used the Soviet triumph over the Nazis […]
Politics
Sunak’s Brexit coalition has collapsed
Published by The i paper (8th May, 2023) It is almost possible to feel sorry for Rishi Sunak. He is like the nerdy teenager whose party span wildly […]
China / World
Why do we kowtow to a vile dictatorship that covers up Covid’s origins, threatens Taiwan and carries out genocide?
Published by The Daily Mail (2nd May, 2023) As he flew back from the ceremonies marking the handover of Hong Kong to China in July 1997, the future […]
Crime / Policy / Politics
Blame Tory chaos and ministerial churn for struggling public services
Published by The i paper (1st May, 2023) Alex Chalk has given his first interview as Justice Secretary since joining the Cabinet after Dominic Raab’s ignominious departure. The […]
United States / World
Biden’s record is more impressive than Obama’s – but he is making a mistake by running again
Published by The I newspaper (24th April, 2023) Muddling up New Zealand’s rugby team with a British paramilitary unit from the past that was infamous for its brutality […]
Europe / Russia
Breathtaking courage of tyrant Putin’s latest show trial victim
Published by The Daily Mail (18th April, 2023) A leading pro-democracy campaigner and Kremlin critic has been sentenced to 25 years in a Russian penal colony for condemning […]
Disability / Europe / Health / Holland / Policy
Euthanasia is a slippery slope
Published by The i paper (17th April, 2023) There are few more sensitive political issues than legalisation of euthanasia. On one hand we hear emotive pleas from patients […]
Covid19
Why did Peter Daszak change his mind?
Published by UnHerd (12th April, 2023) Peter Daszak spent many years hunting down bat viruses with Chinese scientists, helped fund their cutting-edge research in Wuhan, and then vociferously led […]
China / Taiwan / World
Tanks stand ready on beaches where barricades jut from the sands – a dispatch from Taiwan front line so close you can see China across the bay
Published by The Daily Mail (11th April, 2023) Kinmen is a holiday destination with a difference: tanks are parked by some beaches, spiked barricades poke from the sand […]