Overseas aid: an indefensible ringfence
Published in The Guardian (March 14th, 2013) One of the first rules of opposition is to avoid rash promises that... Read Full Article
Inside Syria’s cauldron of despair
Published in The Mail on Sunday (March 10th, 2013) As she sat inside a huge hangar, Nagham recalled the moment... Read Full Article
In Haiti the UN’s behaviour is far cry from being conscience of the world
Publish in The Guardian (March 4th, 2013) Imagine if a multinational company went to one of the world’s most impoverished... Read Full Article
What is the point of Tories posing as Ukip Lite?
Published in The Independent (March 2nd, 2013) Eastleigh was a humiliation for the Tories. It was so disastrous that party... Read Full Article
Cover-up: the public are sickened by such cynicism
Published in The Daily Mail (February 22nd, 2013) Julie Bailey is a heroine of our age. She is the cafe... Read Full Article
More capitalism, not less, will tame the corporate titans
Published in The Independent (February 20th, 2013) The headlines were dominated yesterday by an alleged murder in South Africa, a... Read Full Article
Legalising drugs would be the perfect Tory policy
Published in The Guardian (February 19th, 2013) A few weeks ago I had a coffee with one of the most... Read Full Article
Why does no-one ever take the blame any more?
Published in The Daily Mail (February 13th, 2013) When Nick Clegg dropped into Hampshire to boost his party’s campaign in... Read Full Article
We’re all living longer. How afraid should we be?
Published in The Independent (February 11th, 2013) On the day I was born in 1962, the number of British centenarians... Read Full Article
Natural disaster, man-made hell
Published in The World Today (February 8th, 2013) The Big Truck That Went By: How the World Came to Save... Read Full Article