Published by The i paper (24th February, 2020) As someone whose father has severe dementia and daughter needs full-time care for profound disabilities, I have witnessed this country’s […]
Aid
Foreign aid fund is lining the pockets of the corrupt elite
Published by The Times (20th February, 2020) Perhaps the most famous quote on foreign aid came from Peter Bauer, a brilliant British development economist who challenged the conventional […]
Politics
Welcome to the new Tory party
Published by The i paper (17th February, 2020) Lynn Davidson may not be everyone’s idea of a hero. She is a former journalist on The Sun who works […]
Arts / Music
Whitney’s back from the dead. But is her hologram tour a joyful tribute or ghoulish exploitation?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (16th February, 2020) Whitney Houston will soon be back on stage. Tickets are being sold for what is billed as the first […]
China / Covid19 / World
How coronavirus exposes the Chinese state
Published by The i paper (10th February, 2020) Among those attending the global elite’s annual get together in Davos last month was a Singaporean professor and former president of […]
United States / World
An English lesson for the Democrats
Published by The i paper (3rd February, 2020) Rashida Tlaib is one of ‘The Squad’, a quartet of first-term, female Democrats in the House of Representatives that has […]
Drugs / Policy / United States / World
A progressive cesspit
Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd February, 2020) Gilles Desaulniers moved to San Francisco 40 years ago, settling in the ‘friendly, quaint and affordable’ city after running […]
Africa
Stop the mockery, end the pity and start to engage
Published by The i paper (20th January, 2020) Boris Johnson has displayed repulsive views on Africa. He has been racist, with a column referring to ‘tribal warriors’ breaking out […]
Economics / Health / Policy
Blood on their hands
Published by The Mail on Sunday (19th January, 2020) Eighteen months ago, Kevin Sluman was out on his boat trawling for fish in the Bristol Channel, delighted to […]