Published by The ipaper (12th March, 2018) Sunday, bloody Sunday. The Irish pop star Bono must have woken yesterday and thought: ‘I can’t believe the news today.’ He […]
Africa / Aid / South Africa
Shame of Bono’s charity bullies
Published by The Mail on Sunday (11th March, 2018) Workers at an organisation founded by U2 singer Bono have been subjected to a ‘toxic’ culture of bullying and […]
Europe / Russia
Putin is winning his war against the West
Published by The i paper (5th March, 2018) The temperatures are below freezing with snow falling, but how sunny the view must seem for Vladimir Putin as he […]
Aid / Technology
Another abuse of power
Published by The i paper (26th February, 2018) I am a big fan of the BBC. Yes, it can be its own worst enemy, while the licence fee […]
Aid
Scandal underpinned by cosy network of the arrogant and ambitious
Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th February, 2018) When Kevin Watkins celebrated his 60th birthday four years ago, he was joined by the aid industry elite. Guests […]
Aid / Economics
Global thinker in a world filled with narrow-minded nationalism
Published by UnHerd (23rd February, 2018) I first came across the work of the development economist Michael Clemens when I began to investigate the aid industry almost a […]
Education / Policy / Politics
A lesson on universities for the government
Published by The Sun (20th February, 2018) Theresa May’s review into university funding, announced yesterday after much briefing, should be seen for what it is – a deeply […]
Drugs / Health / Policy
Keeping medical cannabis from children is callous and foolish
Published by The Guardian (19th February, 2018) The first medical marijuana dispensaries in Pennsylvania have opened their doors over the past few days. Thousands of patients with serious […]
Africa / Ethiopia / South Africa / Zimbabwe
Winds of change blowing across Africa
Published by The ipaper (19th February, 2018) Nelson Mandela and Jacob Zuma share some things in common. Both were key figures in the anti-apartheid struggle with the African […]
Aid / Haiti / World
A grotesque corruption of compassion
Published by The Mail on Sunday (February 18th, 2018) How the mighty fall. For decades, the self-appointed saints of our secular age bestrode the world, preaching happily to […]
Aid / Haiti / World
Haiti earthquake survivors told: if you want aid, pay or sleep with us
Published by The Mail on Sunday (7th March, 2018) A British-funded charity supported by Meghan Markle has admitted its workers traded food and cash for sex with survivors of […]