Published by The i paper (12th September, 2022) I first met Maria Avdeeva, an expert in cyber-security, in early February when we had a coffee in a chic […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Ukraine captures key towns as Putin’s forces hit by lightening advance
Published by The Mail on Sunday (11th September, 2022) UKRAINE has made stunning advances in a rapid counter-offensive that has caught the Kremlin by surprise, with intelligence experts […]
Politics
Prepare for fine words followed by the shortest honeymoon in political history
Published by The i paper (5th September, 2022) Let us start with some good news. Boris Johnson will cease soon to be our prime minister. Britain will be […]
China / World
Hit China’s rich and powerful with sanctions – just like the Putin oligarchs
Published by The Mail on Sunday (4th September, 2022) According to the Chinese government, the primary human right is to have an enjoyable life – and nowhere demonstrates […]
Aid
Even champions of foreign aid admit handouts are ‘pointless’ so why keep pumping in billions?
Published by The Sun (August 31st, 2022) Rory Stewart is an engaging fellow who admits he was never cut out for life as a politician. “It brings out […]
China / Taiwan / World
Give Taiwan the same support as Ukraine
Published by The i paper (29th August, 2022) Three months into the pandemic, a senior official at the World Health Organisation was asked on video link by a […]
China / Economics / Taiwan / Technology / World
Why we should all pray China does not invade Taiwan
Published by The Mail on Sunday (28th August, 2022) The fertile fields surrounding Tainan, the former capital of Taiwan famed for its fireflies, food and hundreds of historic […]
China / Taiwan / World
Facing down the Dragon in ‘the most dangerous place on Earth’
Published by The Daily Mail (23rd August, 2022) Kneeling on the floor, Kate Wang pressed a bandage to stem the flow of blood from a nasty-looking wound, while […]
Health / Policy / Technology
Could digitisation help revive the NHS?
Published by The i paper (22nd August, 2022) I went to Tallinn earlier this month to report on Estonia’s remarkable embrace of digital government. This Baltic nation has […]
Drugs / Policy
Westminster is addicted to drug prohibition
Published by The i paper (15th August, 2022) Rishi Sunak likes to joke that he is a coke addict. He has even admitted he is hooked on Mexican […]
Estonia / Europe / Technology
Is this the way to stop Britain being strangled by red tape?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (14th August, 2022) Across the world, there is deep disenchantment with governments, whether they are democracies marooned in political ineptitude or corrupt […]
Technology / United States / World
Our age of false prophets
Published by The i paper (8th August, 2022) Nine days after Donald Trump was ousted from the White House by voters in the US, I found myself reporting […]