Published by The i paper (2nd April, 2018) Take back control was a great political slogan. It had stark simplicity. It smacked of nostalgia. And it was elastic […]
China / Politics / Technology / World
The debasing of democracy
Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th March, 2018) Back in those far off days before the internet consumed our world, a teenager from New York launched a […]
Europe / Politics / Russia
No place for defeatism in the struggle for democracy
Published by The i paper (19th March, 2016) As Russia goes through another sham election to crown its tsar for six more miserable years, it is easy to […]
Europe / Politics / Russia
Corbyn’s failure of leadership
Published by The Daily Mail (15 March, 2018) Every now and then, there are times in politics when the world explodes into confrontation and a leader is defined […]
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 […]
Politics
Spare no sympathy for the Labour moderates
Published by The i paper (22nd January, 2018) The contrast could not have been more striking. First up on The Andrew Marr Show was French president Emmanuel Macron, […]
Aid / Politics
Britain’s foreign aid budget is indefensible
Published by The Times (January 16th, 2018) Poor old Penny Mordaunt. She makes the cabinet after eight years in parliament only to be handed the poisoned chalice of […]
Politics
Botched reshuffle casts Theresa May as tragic victim of Brexit
Published by The Guardian (10th January, 2018) In one sense at least, Theresa May’s ministerial reshuffle was a triumph. After 18 months of her disastrous reign as prime minister, […]
Politics
A terrible lack of judgement
Published by The i paper (8th January, 2018) As I write, Hollywood is preparing for its first major awards ceremony since revelations of a sexual predator in heart […]
Politics
The Tories are out of step with modern life
Published by The Guardian (3rd January, 2018) Toby Young has never been shy of self-promotion. He admits to possessing a ‘gargantuan’ ego, writes frequently about himself and was famously […]
Health / Policy / Politics
Could Jeremy Hunt be the next Tory leader?
Published by The i paper (18th December, 2017) As we end another tumultuous year in our island history, Theresa May remains in Downing Street. She says she is […]
Crime / Policy / Politics
Longer prison sentences won’t stop animal cruelty
Published by The Times (14th December, 2017) Michael Gove seeks to show that Brexit means we can take back control of our laws. The Tories are desperate to […]