Published by The i paper (15th January, 2018) For a brief moment Donald Trump sounded presidential on Friday as he signed a proclamation to mark the public holiday […]
Politics
Botched reshuffle casts Theresa May as tragic victim of Brexit
Published by The Guardian (10th January, 2018) In one sense at least, Theresa May’s ministerial reshuffle was a triumph. After 18 months of her disastrous reign as prime minister, […]
Politics
A terrible lack of judgement
Published by The i paper (8th January, 2018) As I write, Hollywood is preparing for its first major awards ceremony since revelations of a sexual predator in heart […]
Economics
A conundrum so damaging to capitalism
Published by UnHerd (5th January, 2018) The end of the first week of the year is always a slightly strange one. Reality bites after the over-long festive break. […]
Politics
The Tories are out of step with modern life
Published by The Guardian (3rd January, 2018) Toby Young has never been shy of self-promotion. He admits to possessing a ‘gargantuan’ ego, writes frequently about himself and was famously […]
Drugs / Policy / United States / World
And a hippy new year….
Published by The i paper (1st January, 2018) The first time I went to the United States was in 1983 when I spent summer working at a camp […]
Africa / Liberia
West Africa offered reasons to be cheerful in 2017
Published by The Times (1st January, 2018) George Weah, the former world footballer of the year, has achieved his great goal by winning the presidency of Liberia. There […]
United States / World
Blood-soaked Baltimore becomes murder central
Published by The Mail on Sunday (31st December, 2017) Erricka Bridgeford first saw someone shot dead when she was 12 years old. Her brother has been killed, along […]
Africa / Arts / Books / Congo / Equatorial Guinea / General / Ivory Coast / Libya / Nigeria
A well-trodden journey into the heart of darkness
Published by The Times (30th December, 2017) Dictatorland: The Men Who Stole Africa by Paul Kenyon (Head of Zeus) I came to this book with enthusiasm. The author […]
Europe / Turkey / World
Inside the real Santa’s grotto
Published by The Mail on Sunday (24th December, 2017) The ancient Byzantine church sits behind a scruffy shopping square in the Turkish coastal town of Demre, which feels […]
Health / Policy / Politics
Could Jeremy Hunt be the next Tory leader?
Published by The i paper (18th December, 2017) As we end another tumultuous year in our island history, Theresa May remains in Downing Street. She says she is […]