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 […]
Denmark / Disability / Europe / Health / Policy
A world without Down’s Syndrome children?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (4th February, 2018) Watching Erica Gaarn-Larsen playing with her six-year-old son Philip in their third-floor flat in central Copenhagen, it is hard […]
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 […]
Europe / Russia
The World Cup has lost its lustre
Published by The i paper (4th December, 2017) I remember clearly the first World Cup that captivated me. It was Argentina in 1978, back in those distant days […]
Economics / Europe / European Union / Politics
Britain suffers the Brexit blues
Published by The i paper (27th November, 2017) ‘The eyes of the world are upon us,’ declared Theresa May in her Florence speech two months ago as she […]
Europe / European Union / Politics / Russia / Technology
We need an investigation into Russia’s role in the Brexit vote
Published by The i paper (13th November, 2017) Every now and then, observing the strange state of global events, we must pause to remind ourselves we are witnessing […]
Arts / Europe / Holland
Let’s make children see the nation’s greatest painting
Published by The Times (9th November, 2017) It took more than 200 days of negotiations, but last month the Netherlands finally got a new government when four parties […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Are the Tories reliving the John Major years? No. It’s much worse than that
Published by The Guardian (2nd November, 2017) It was a candid tweet from a Conservative MP as the sex abuse scandal sent shock waves through Westminster. ‘Feels increasingly […]
Europe / Spain
How do you solve the Catalan problem?
Published by The iPaper (30th October, 2017) Every day, the streets of Barcelona seem filled with flags. They are unfurled and flown, waved and worn, amid the splendour […]
Europe / Spain
What are they going to do: kill all of us?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (29th October, 2017) Catalonia’s sacked president Carles Puigdemont has vowed to resist the Spanish government’s attempts to snatch control of his region […]
Europe / Spain
Catalonian separatists and Brexiteers share self-defeating stupidity
Published by UnHerd (11th October, 2017) Spain celebrates its national day tomorrow. This is rather unfortunate timing for the annual fiesta of flag-waving and military parading given that […]
Europe / Spain
Great white tide to halt chaos
Published by The Mail on Sunday (8th October, 2017) They came in their thousands wearing white, releasing balloons and begging their leaders to start peace talks to prevent […]