Published by UnHerd (15th October, 2019) I was one of those strange kids who was always interested in politics, almost as a spectator sport, learning the names of […]
Africa / Aid / Ethiopia
A light shining through darkness
Published by The i paper (14th October, 2019) History is a harsher judge than people appointed by Norway’s parliament, but there have been some terrible picks over 118 […]
Politics
Tory hardliners forced to adopt Labour’s clothing
Published by The i paper (7th October, 2019) It was strange to read the text of Michael Gove’s speech celebrating German Unity Day last week. Not for the […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Autistic youngsters ARE wrongly locked in mental hospitals, say health chiefs
Published by The Mail on Sunday (6th October, 2019) Health chiefs have admitted that young people with autism and learning disabilities are being placed in ‘inappropriate’ mental health […]
Aid / Politics
The million-dollar question: is David Miliband a gilt-edged hypocrite?
Published by The Daily Mail (October 1st, 2019) When David Miliband was running to succeed Gordon Brown as leader of the Labour Party in 2010, he savaged the […]
Politics
Democracy is not fixed by one vote
Published by The i paper (30th September, 2019) Boris Johnson has long dreamed of his first party conference as prime minister, telling a few gags to the Tory […]
Aid
Million dollar Miliband
Published by The Mail on Sunday (29th September, 2019) Former Labour Foreign Secretary David Miliband is being paid almost $1 million a year to run a humanitarian charity that […]
Politics
How desperate is Doncaster for Brexit?
Published by UnHerd (27th September, 2019) ‘We should be out — it’s a farce.’ James Mitchell admits he had not really thought much about his country’s place in Europe […]
Politics
Labour needs a better leader
Published by The i paper (23rd October, 2019) Could the Labour party be in a worse state as it meets for its annual conference? Jeremy Corbyn is breaking […]
Arts / Film / Syria / Technology / World
Have we forgotten Syria?
Published by UnHerd (20th September, 2019) A few weeks ago, I bumped into Omran, a musician friend, who was serving salads, humous and pastries in a Lebanese cafe. […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Cameron will forever be tainted by the Brexit horror story
Published by The i paper (16th September, 2019) Every now and then I am struck by the stench of our putrefying politics. It hit me last week when […]