Published by The Daily Mail (5th April, 2023) When Jeremy Hunt was asked about his biggest regret from his six-year stint as health secretary, his response was unequivocal: […]
Crime / Policy
Prison is a dead end, not a solution
Published by The i paper (10th April, 2023) The former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has punctured a pernicious and persistent myth that clings to political discourse like the […]
Politics
Sturgeon, Johnson and the curse of nationalism
Published by The i paper (27th March, 2023) This week sees the end of an exceptional political era. Nicola Sturgeon is standing down as Scotland’s First Minister after […]
Health / Police / Policy
24 rape and 18 sex attack claims at hospital… but not a single prosecution
Published by The Daily Mail (24th March, 2023) Police investigated 24 reported rapes and 18 sexual assaults at a single psychiatric hospital over the past three years – […]
Immigration / Policy / Technology
Lineker has exposed the depth of culture wars
Published by The i paper (13th March, 2023) I have been in Ukraine, reporting on a nation fighting for its future while watching an explosive debate at home […]
Covid19
The real Covid conspiracy
Published by UnHerd (11th March, 2023) The departing director of the world’s second biggest philanthropic donor and one of the most influential funders of scientific research was doing […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
No surrender in the city Putin’s been failing to seize for a decade
Published by The Daily Mail (10th March, 2023) Bouncing along potholed roads at terrifying speeds to avoid any hail of Russian shells, we stuck close behind the car […]
China / Covid19 / Health / Policy / Technology / World
It’s official: Covid can be linked to lab leaks
Published by The i paper (6th March, 2023) You have to admit it is one hell of a coincidence. Out of all the thousands of cities in the […]
Europe / Politics / Russia
Blair has no right to pontificate on Putin
Published by The i paper (27th February, 2023) Last week, Sir Tony Blair published an article in The Daily Telegraph headlined “One thing is clear: Vladimir Putin cannot be allowed […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
‘US missiles with a 100-mile range’ are used in first strikes to retake Mariupol
Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th February, 2023) Ukraine has launched a series of surprise attacks on Russian troops and supply lines in Mariupol – the first […]
Europe / Ukraine
What became of the Ukrainian girl whose tearful farewell to her father moved Rishi Sunak to despair?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th February, 2023) It was a moment of heartbreak, an immediately iconic image that captured painful separation, but was also a portent […]