Published by The i paper (26th November, 2018) Amber Rudd has been back in the Cabinet for nine days, yet already there is talk she has joined ‘a […]
Economics / Immigration / Policy / Politics
May has proved she can’t be trusted over immigration
Published by The Times (20th November, 2018) Theresa May has been clear about one thing from the start on Brexit: she saw the referendum result as an endorsement […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
The hard-right still playing dangerous fantasy politics
Published by The i Paper (19th November, 2018) You have probably forgotten about Owen Paterson, a minor league politician who briefly popped up in the cabinet as environment […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
It is not too late to escape this epic mess
Published by The ipaper (12th November, 2018) Once again, the lions have been let down by donkeys. There are many villains in the Brexit debacle: David Cameron for […]
Politics
When former leaders miss the limelight
Published by The i paper (5th November, 2018) This may be a controversial statement in the current political climate, but David Cameron is a decent person. As prime […]
Disability / Health / Politics
The shame of imprisoning people for autism
Published by the i paper (29th October, 2018) Imagine that it was your son, your daughter, your sister, your brother. Taken away by the state against their will […]
Politics
Don’t drag down heroes for their flaws
Published by The i paper (15th October, 2018) Should we ban George Orwell’s books, ditch prizes named in his honour and pull down his statue that stands beside […]
Politics
Theresa May still has everything to play for with Brexit
Published by The Guardian (2nd October, 2018) Conversations in the bars and corridors of political conferences often start with a question about how the event is going. ‘A […]
Politics
Tories should revive the Big Society (but not tell anyone)
Published by The i paper (1st October, 2018) As the Tories gather for their annual conference, they are in dismal shape – angry, divided and struggling to deliver […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
May’s fate could depend on Labour rebels
Published by The i paper (24th September, 2018) Who would have guessed that like Aretha Franklin, all Theresa May wanted was a little respect? Forget the fact her […]
Policy / Politics / Transport
Whoops – there go the railways, says Westminster’s answer to Mr Bean
Published by The Guardian (20th September, 2018) Imagine you were running a business and one of your senior managers left a trail of disaster in their wake. First, […]
Africa / Equatorial Guinea / Politics
Steve Baker and his daft plans
Published by The Guardian (12th September, 2018) Seven years ago I went on one of my strangest journalistic jaunts, when I joined the first western parliamentary delegation to […]