Published by The Daily Mail (3rd November, 2021) How strange it is to reflect that Owen Paterson — a popular and well-connected figure on the Tory right — […]
Technology
Orwell would be in despair over the BBC
Published by The i paper (1st November, 2021) The BBC – battered, bruised and in near-perpetual crisis – is indulging in another bout of navel-gazing with launch of […]
Covid19 / Europe / Germany
How I learned to accept Covid passes
Published by The i paper (25th October, 2021) Yesterday I checked into a hotel in Berlin. Then I ate a cheese sandwich and drank a coffee in a […]
Europe / Germany
The secretary of evil and the dark shadows of history
Published by The Mail on Sunday (24th October, 2021) Eighty years ago this weekend, a young SS recruit started working as a guard at Sachsenhausen, the concentration camp […]
Covid19
The Covid origins debate has been stifled
Published by The i paper (18th October, 2021) Perhaps the silliest comment during the demeaning Brexit debate was Michael Gove saying that people have “had enough of experts”, […]
China / World
Confessions of a Chinese torturer
Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th October, 2021) As we sat in the cafe of a smart hotel, the beefy man beside me disclosed how he beat, […]
Crime / Policy / Politics
It’s vital we protect the soul of our democracy
Published by The Daily Mail (16th October, 2021) Yet again, Britain shudders in collective shock as a Member of Parliament is slaughtered while doing their job. I do […]
Politics
Shooting themselves in the foot
Published by The i paper (11th October, 2021) One morning in August 1973 an escaped prisoner strolled into a bank in Stockholm, pulled a submachine gun from beneath […]
Aid
That’s rich! Charity chief Miliband gets another pay rise
Published by The Mail on Sunday (10th October, 2021) David Miliband has brushed aside outrage from MPs over his seven-figure salary to collect another big pay rise from an […]
Technology
Yet another tawdry saga for the Blairs
Published by The Daily Mail (October 8th, 2021) Cherie Blair says she is a passionate feminist and dedicated human rights lawyer who exploits her connections, skills and status […]
Politics
The corruption of Britain
Published by UnHerd (5th October, 2021) Last week, a man called Malcolm Offord joined the Government as a minister in the Scottish Office. This was a surprising appointment. […]
Crime / Policy
Men: this is not just a women’s issue
Published by The i paper (4th October, 2021) When Sajid Javid was interviewed over the weekend about the hideous Sarah Everard case, he delivered the classic political response […]