Published by the i paper (11th September, 2016) Joe Quinn is an unlikely cannabis campaigner. For a start, he is in his sixties. More pertinently, he is a […]
Drugs / Policy / United States / World
Priming the pot
Published by Volte Face (9th September, 2016) During almost five years on the beat as a police officer, patrolling some of the roughest parts of London, Mike Abbott […]
Drugs / Policy / United States / World
British cop who became America’s cannabis king
Published by The Mail on Sunday (11th September, 2016) During almost five years on the beat, patrolling some of the roughest parts of London, Mike Abbott arrested dozens […]
Health / Policy
The £240k health boss who sums up what’s wrong with our NHS
Published by The Daily Mail (1st September, 2016) As the boss of a public organisation employing 9,000 staff, Katrina Percy loved to boast about her skills and her […]
Health / Policy / Politics
The NHS is ailing. Is a ringfenced tax the best remedy?
Published by The Guardian (30th August, 2016) Doctors and their vociferous unions do like to complain, posing as protectors of the National Health Service while they dig in […]
Environment / Policy / Politics
The bright side of Brexit: we can ditch daft farm subsidies
Published by the ipaper (15th August, 2016) Slowly but surely, the consequences of that self-harming Brexit vote become clearer. The pound has fallen, the economy is shrinking, the […]
Policy / Politics / Race
David Cameron saved his party from fusty white male irrelevance
Published by The Daily Telegraph (14th July, 2016) We saw the classic David Cameron in his last Prime Minister’s Questions: warm and witty, with sharp defence of his […]
Drugs / Policy
Agony of losing both our ‘stupid boys’ to ecstasy – and why drugs should be legalised
Published by The Mail on Sunday (12th June, 2016) The boy’s room at the top of the house looks like any teenager’s bedroom, with school pens stacked neatly […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Grieving mother branded ‘vindictive cow’ and a culture of NHS arrogance
Published by The Daily Mail (6th May, 2016) Surely it is impossible to imagine the twisted inhumanity of someone who would pick up the phone to a bereaved […]
Immigration / Policy
Leicester is a winner – and not just on the football pitch
Published by the ipaper (2nd May, 2016) When I started out in journalism three decades ago, I spent time on two work placements at regional newspapers. The first […]
Israel, West Bank & Gaza / Policy / Race / World
Whatever they do, Muslims can’t win in our society
Published by The Guardian (28th April, 2016) It is enough to make you feel proud to be British, citizens of a nation that loves little better than to […]