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 […]
Covid19 / Politics
So what are they hiding?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (3rd October, 2021) The Government has been condemned after refusing to release details of key email conversations involving leading scientists over the […]